When to go · Prespa
Prespa in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many guesthouses shut).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 4°C39°F / −3°C27°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Low
- North Macedonia overall
- Prices
- Low
- North Macedonia overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Prespa
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many guesthouses shut).
Weather in January
- PrespaHighs around 4 °C, lows around -3 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 39 °F, lows around 27 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, North Macedonia · Ohrid, Struga, Sveti Naum, Prespacool
At about 700 m the lake is milder in summer than Skopje; swimming roughly mid-June to mid-September. Winter is cold, damp and quiet.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Orthodox Christmas big impact
7 Jan · North Macedonia
Family holiday; bonfires (badnik) on Christmas Eve, 6 January; shops shut.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · North Macedonia overall
- Low
- Prices · North Macedonia overall
- Low
North Macedonia overall: Cold with smoggy inversions in Skopje; Orthodox Christmas on 7 January; skiing at Mavrovo.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket