Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kumanovo Macedonia

In Kumanovo, the summers are mostly clear and warm and the winters are snowy, very cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 24°F to 87°F and is rarely below 12°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Kumanovo for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from June 2 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in Kumanovo is July, with an average high of 85°F and low of 59°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 23 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 48°F. The coldest month of the year in Kumanovo is January, with an average low of 24°F and high of 39°F.

In Kumanovo, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kumanovo begins around June 6 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around September 22.

The clearest month of the year in Kumanovo is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 87% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 22 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around June 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kumanovo is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 53% of the time.

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A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kumanovo varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from April 4 to December 8, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kumanovo is May, with an average of 8.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from December 8 to April 4. The month with the fewest wet days in Kumanovo is January, with an average of 5.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kumanovo is May, with an average of 8.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 29% on June 5.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kumanovo experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Kumanovo. The month with the most rain in Kumanovo is October, with an average rainfall of 1.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Kumanovo is January, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kumanovo experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 6 to March 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Kumanovo is January, with an average snowfall of 3.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from March 17 to November 6. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Kumanovo varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:56 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 5 minutes later at 7:01 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 4:01 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 12 minutes later at 8:13 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Kumanovo during 2026, starting in the spring on March 29, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 25.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Kumanovo, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kumanovo experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 27 to April 26, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kumanovo is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 26 to November 27. The calmest month of the year in Kumanovo is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kumanovo varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.6 weeks, from April 5 to April 23 and for 2.0 months, from October 11 to December 10, with a peak percentage of 45% on November 17. The wind is most often from the north for 5.6 months, from April 23 to October 11 and for 3.8 months, from December 10 to April 5, with a peak percentage of 63% on July 20.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kumanovo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kumanovo for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the second week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kumanovo for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kumanovo typically lasts for 6.5 months (200 days), from around April 8 to around October 25, rarely starting before March 18 or after April 28, and rarely ending before October 6 or after November 11.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Kumanovo should appear around April 4, only rarely appearing before March 22 or after April 20.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 18 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kumanovo is July, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 30 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kumanovo is December, with an average of 1.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kumanovo are 42.132 deg latitude, 21.714 deg longitude, and 1,129 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kumanovo contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 486 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,206 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,196 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,570 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kumanovo is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (36%), within 10 miles by cropland (60%) and trees (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (55%) and cropland (29%).