Editing Skopje (section)

=== Climate ===

Skopje has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa''), bordering on a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfa'')<ref>Baba, A.; Tayfur, G.; Gündüz, O.; Howard, K.W.F.; Friedel, M.J.; Chambel, A: "Climate Change and its Effects on Water Resources: Issues of National and Global Security". NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer. 2011, XVI, 318p. {{ISBN|978-9400711457}}.</ref><ref>Klement Bergant: "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224907/http://www.seeclimateforum.org/upload/document/climate_change_scenarios_for_macedonia.pdf Climate Change Scenario for Macedonia: Summary]}}". University of Nova Gorca, Centre for Atmospheric Research. September 2006.</ref> with a mean annual temperature of {{cvt|12.6|°C|0}}. Precipitation is relatively low due to the pronounced [[rain shadow]] of the [[Accursed Mountains]] to the north-west, being significantly less than what is received on the Adriatic Sea coast at the same latitude. The summers are long, hot and relatively dry with low [[humidity]]. Skopje's average July high is {{cvt|32|°C|0}}. On average Skopje experiences 88 days above {{cvt|30|°C|0}} each year, and 10.2 days above {{cvt|35.0|°C|0}} every year.

Winters are short, relatively cold and wet. Snowfall is common in the winter period, but heavy snow accumulation is rare and the snowcover lasts only for a few hours or a few days if heavy. In summer, temperatures are usually above {{cvt|31|°C|0}} and sometimes above {{cvt|40|°C|0}}. In spring and autumn, the temperatures range from {{cvt|15|to|24|C|F|0}}. In winter, the day temperatures are roughly in the range from {{cvt|5-10|°C|0}}, but at nights they often fall below {{cvt|0|°C|0}} and sometimes below {{cvt|-10|°C|0}}. Typically, temperatures throughout one year range from −13&nbsp;°C to 39&nbsp;°C. Occurrences of precipitation are evenly distributed throughout the year, being heaviest from October to December, and from April to June.
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| width = auto
| location = Skopje International Airport (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1949−present)
| metric first = y
| single line = y
| Jan record high C = 19.6
| Feb record high C = 24.6
| Mar record high C = 34.2
| Apr record high C = 35.0
| May record high C = 35.8
| Jun record high C = 41.1
| Jul record high C = 42.8
| Aug record high C = 43.2
| Sep record high C = 38.2
| Oct record high C = 33.9
| Nov record high C = 28.2
| Dec record high C = 22.1
| year record high C = 43.2
| Jan high C = 4.8
| Feb high C = 9.0
| Mar high C = 14.5
| Apr high C = 19.4
| May high C = 24.4
| Jun high C = 29.2
| Jul high C = 32.0
| Aug high C = 32.3
| Sep high C = 26.7
| Oct high C = 20.1
| Nov high C = 12.5
| Dec high C = 5.9
| Jan mean C = 0.2
| Feb mean C = 3.0
| Mar mean C = 7.7
| Apr mean C = 12.4
| May mean C = 17.2
| Jun mean C = 21.7
| Jul mean C = 24.1
| Aug mean C = 24.1
| Sep mean C = 19.0
| Oct mean C = 13.1
| Nov mean C = 6.9
| Dec mean C = 1.8
| Jan low C = -3.3
| Feb low C = -1.6
| Mar low C = 1.9
| Apr low C = 5.7
| May low C = 10.3
| Jun low C = 14.3
| Jul low C = 16.3
| Aug low C = 16.2
| Sep low C = 12.2
| Oct low C = 7.6
| Nov low C = 2.8
| Dec low C = -1.4
| Jan record low C = -25.6
| Feb record low C = -22.0
| Mar record low C = -19.0
| Apr record low C = -6.0
| May record low C = -1.6
| Jun record low C = 3.2
| Jul record low C = 5.8
| Aug record low C = 4.3
| Sep record low C = -2.3
| Oct record low C = -6.4
| Nov record low C = -12.2
| Dec record low C = -22.9
| year record low C = -25.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 30
| Feb precipitation mm = 29
| Mar precipitation mm = 38
| Apr precipitation mm = 40
| May precipitation mm = 43
| Jun precipitation mm = 54
| Jul precipitation mm = 38
| Aug precipitation mm = 36
| Sep precipitation mm = 34
| Oct precipitation mm = 49
| Nov precipitation mm = 45
| Dec precipitation mm = 48
| year precipitation mm = 483
| Jan humidity = 83
| Feb humidity = 75
| Mar humidity = 68
| Apr humidity = 66
| May humidity = 66
| Jun humidity = 61
| Jul humidity = 56
| Aug humidity = 56
| Sep humidity = 63
| Oct humidity = 74
| Nov humidity = 82
| Dec humidity = 85
| year humidity = 70
| Jan precipitation days = 10
| Feb precipitation days = 9
| Mar precipitation days = 10
| Apr precipitation days = 10
| May precipitation days = 11
| Jun precipitation days = 10
| Jul precipitation days = 7
| Aug precipitation days = 6
| Sep precipitation days = 6
| Oct precipitation days = 7
| Nov precipitation days = 9
| Dec precipitation days = 11
| Jan snow days = 5
| Feb snow days = 5
| Mar snow days = 3
| Apr snow days = 0.2
| May snow days = 0
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0.1
| Nov snow days = 2
| Dec snow days = 5
| year snow days = 20
| Jan sun = 86.9
| Feb sun = 112.5
| Mar sun = 161.1
| Apr sun = 198.4
| May sun = 245.2
| Jun sun = 276.3
| Jul sun = 323.0
| Aug sun = 305.4
| Sep sun = 247.5
| Oct sun = 188.2
| Nov sun = 114.8
| Dec sun = 79.6
| year sun = 2339
| source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]] (precipitation days)<ref name=WMO>{{cite web |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/090/c00199.htm |title=World Weather Information Service – Skopje |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |access-date=11 November 2012 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213214/http://worldweather.wmo.int/090/c00199.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| source 2 = [[NOAA]] (sun, 1961–1990),<ref name=HKO>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/MC/13591.TXT |title=Climatological Information for Skopje, Macedonia |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=10 December 2013}}</ref> UHMR (extremes, 1951−present)<ref name=uhmr>{{cite web
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240928024955/http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/europa/macedonia-del-nord/skopje-petrovec/
|archive-date = 28 September 2024
|url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/europa/macedonia-del-nord/skopje-petrovec/
|title = Skopje Petrovec
|access-date = 28 September 2024
|publisher = {{ill|National Hydrological and Meteorological Services|mk|Управа за хидрометеоролошки работи}}
|language = it}}</ref>
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