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Best time to visit Ohrid

Mid Jun–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.8°C, with 2.0 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Ohrid
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Ohrid season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 10.2)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 6.5)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 4.1)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 9.1)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 13.2)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 6.6)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 25.4)Late Mar: Fair (season score 30.0)Early Apr: Fair (season score 37.7)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 39.4)Late Apr: Good (season score 62.1)Early May: Good (season score 65.3)Mid May: Great (season score 73.1)Late May: Great (season score 77.1)Early Jun: Great (season score 83.4)Mid Jun: Best (season score 90.6)Late Jun: Best (season score 97.0)Early Jul: Best (season score 98.2)Mid Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 97.4)Early Aug: Best (season score 95.7)Mid Aug: Best (season score 99.9)Late Aug: Best (season score 98.1)Early Sep: Best (season score 85.9)Mid Sep: Great (season score 82.7)Late Sep: Great (season score 78.2)Early Oct: Great (season score 73.0)Mid Oct: Good (season score 67.0)Late Oct: Good (season score 62.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 56.6)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 35.2)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 9.2)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 16.7)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 12.5)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 8.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid3.1°C3.668.9%
FebruaryAvoid4.4°C3.668.4%
MarchOff-season7.0°C3.569.4%
AprilOkay11.6°C3.867.8%
MayGreat16.6°C3.564.0%
JuneBest21.2°C2.747.1%
JulyBest24.4°C1.834.1%
AugustBest25.0°C1.735.6%
SeptemberGreat19.2°C3.152.9%
OctoberGood14.6°C3.255.8%
NovemberFair9.6°C4.266.2%
DecemberAvoid5.0°C4.068.3%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Ohrid?
Mid Jun–Early Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.8°C, with 2.0 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Ohrid?
Late Nov, Mid Dec–Early Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 4.3°C, with 3.8 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Ohrid?
April, November, December, with about 4.2 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: LAZAROPOLE(47 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.