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North Macedonia
About 2.08M people live in North Macedonia, on 25,333 km² in 71 regions; the capital is Skopje. The highest summit is Korab (2,764 m).
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberŠtip 82
October: highs17° – 22°
Rain this month, on average67mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Sep–Oct.
North Macedonia at a glance
The atlas follows 2,521 places here month by month, with 366 mountains and 537 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, September and October.
Skopje now20°CRain · 16:25Sunrise · sunset06:55 · 17:44SkopjeNext holiday23 OctoberMacedonian Revolutionary Struggle DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
2,521places in 71 regions366summits, highest Korab537monuments80museums57lakes1beaches2ski areas1festivals157huts, viewpoints, campsites…
North Macedonia's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+45%1.25M in 1950 → 1.81M in 2025 → 1.51M in 2050North Macedonia · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$28,0002025 · 75/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy76.62024 · 87/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities63 %2025 · 115/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet93 %2025 · 5/10 among countries · World: 74 %
Children per woman1.402024 · 173/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover41 %2024 · 76/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to North Macedonia
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of North Macedonia
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
81OctoberSkopje
Apr · Sep–Oct
19° / 9°53 mm
78OctoberBitola
Aug–Oct
18° / 9°81 mm
81OctoberKumanovo
Apr · Sep–Oct
19° / 8°46 mm
75OctoberTetovo
Jun · Sep–Oct
18° / 9°79 mm
77OctoberPrilep
Aug–Oct
17° / 7°61 mm
74OctoberOhrid
Jul–Sep
17° / 10°86 mm
82OctoberŠtip
Apr · Sep–Oct
20° / 9°58 mm
82OctoberVeles
Apr · Sep–Oct
20° / 10°52 mm
71 regions
Staro Nagorichane196 places · 5 summits · Staro Nagoričane
Kriva Palanka191 places · 11 summits · Kriva Palanka
Kratovo121 places · 9 summits · Kratovo
Kichevo84 places · 14 summits · Kičevo
Rankovce82 places · Rankovce
Makedonska Kamenica78 places · 2 summits · Sasa
Delchevo77 places · 3 summits · Delčevo
Kumanovo75 places · 1 summits · Kumanovo
Grad Skopje72 places · 3 summits · Skopje
Makedonski Brod71 places · 9 summits · Makedonski Brod
Bitola63 places · 9 summits · Bitola
Kochani59 places · 5 summits · Kočani
Struga57 places · 11 summits · Struga
Prilep56 places · 17 summits · Prilep
Vinica54 places · 5 summits · Vinica
Mavrovo and Rostuša47 places · 14 summits · Rostuša
Resen46 places · 7 summits · Resen
Chashka42 places · 12 summits · Čaška
Gostivar42 places · 6 summits · Gostivar
Demir Hisar41 places · 5 summits · Demir Hisar
Kavadarci40 places · 9 summits · Kavadarci
Dolneni39 places · 6 summits · Dolneni
Shtip38 places · 10 summits · Štip
Lipkovo37 places · 1 summits · Слупчане
Chucher Sandevo36 places · 5 summits · Kučevište
Probishtip36 places · 4 summits · Probištip
Novaci34 places · 16 summits · Novaci
Veles32 places · 4 summits · Veles
Debarca31 places · 15 summits · Belčišta
Sveti Nikole31 places · 4 summits · Sveti Nikole
Ohrid30 places · 12 summits · Ohrid
Karbinci25 places · 4 summits · Karbinci
Radovish24 places · 4 summits · Radoviš
Studenichani24 places · 5 summits · Batinci
Tetovo24 places · 15 summits · Tetovo
Mogila23 places · 2 summits · Mogila
Strumica23 places · 5 summits · Strumica
Zelenikovo21 places · 5 summits · Zelenikovo
Valandovo20 places · 10 summits · Valandovo
Centar Zhupa19 places · 2 summits · Centar Župa
Krushevo19 places · 6 summits · Kruševo
Zhelino19 places · 4 summits · Želino
Debar18 places · Debar
Jegunovce18 places · 4 summits · Jegunovce
Gevgelija17 places · 7 summits · Gevgelija
Petrovec17 places · 5 summits · Katlanovo
Bosilovo16 places · 2 summits · Bosilovo
Novo Selo16 places · 2 summits · Novo Selo
Sopište16 places · 4 summits · Sopište
Vasilevo16 places · 2 summits · Vasilevo
Berovo15 places · 2 summits · Berovo
Negotino15 places · 3 summits · Negotino
Češinovo-Obleševo14 places · 2 summits · Obleševo
Ilinden14 places · Ilinden
Bogovinje13 places · 2 summits · Bogovinje
Demir Kapija13 places · 6 summits · Demir Kapija
Vrapchishte13 places · 4 summits · Vrapčište
Brvenica12 places · 2 summits · Brvenica
Krivogashtani12 places · 1 summits · Krivogaštani
Tearce12 places · 4 summits · Slatino
Dojran11 places · 3 summits · Star Dojran
Konche11 places · 1 summits · Konče
Lozovo11 places · 2 summits · Lozovo
Gradsko10 places · 2 summits · Gradsko
Rosoman10 places · 1 summits · Rosoman
Pehchevo9 places · 3 summits · Pehčevo
Bogdanci4 places · Bogdanci
Plasnica4 places · 2 summits · Plasnica
Zrnovci3 places · Zrnovci
Arachinovo1 places · Aračinovo
Vevchani1 places · 2 summits · Vevčani
North Macedonia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for North Macedonia
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Nature in North Macedonia
Summit2,764 m
Korab
Summit2,747 m
Titov Vrv
Summit2,702 m
Mal Turčin
Lake
Lake Ohrid
Lake
Lake Matka
Lake
Mavrovo LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in North Macedonia
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in North Macedonia
537 monuments and 80 museums; the best known first.
Saint PanteleimonBuilt 2002 · Byzantine
Church of St. SophiaBuilt 1035 · Ottoman
Šarena MosqueBuilt 1438 · Ottoman
Ohrid
Church of St. John at KaneoByzantine
Mustafa Paşa MosqueBuilt 1492 · Ottoman
Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art SkopjeBuilt 1964
Museum
Museum of the Macedonian StruggleBuilt 2011The festival year
What's on in North Macedonia
The ground and the sky in North Macedonia
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195014magnitude 5+, of them 2 of 6+StrongestM6.7Dolgaš 5 km ↙ · 1967Deadliest1,070deaths · 1963The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · SkopjeNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · SkopjeNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to North Macedonia
2 large airports, 105 railway stations, 5 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +389
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyMacedonian DenarMKD
LanguagesMacedonian · Albanian
Local time16:25Skopje
Tipping
Rounding up, or about 10% in a restaurant for good service, is customary.