Gjorče Petro climate — normals and trends
Gjorče Petro (North Macedonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gjorče Petro averages 94 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Gjorče Petro has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -31.0 °C (on 30 December 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Gjorče PetroGrad Skopje
- coords
- 42.01°, 21.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
682mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
59 mm
6 June 1976
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
5 August 2021
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
5 May 1954
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
35.1 cm
15 November 1981
Sunniest day
14.9 h
26 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 54 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 17 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 68 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 18 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 8 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 54 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 129 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 138 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 40 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gjorče Petro?
Gjorče Petro has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gjorče Petro?
The hottest day measured in Gjorče Petro between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gjorče Petro?
The coldest day measured in Gjorče Petro between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gjorče Petro?
Yes. Gjorče Petro gets on average 95.2 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Gjorče Petro warmed?
Yes: Gjorče Petro warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gjorče Petro?
The wettest day measured in Gjorče Petro between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1976, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gjorče Petro?
The windiest day measured in Gjorče Petro between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2021, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gjorče Petro?
The warmest month in Gjorče Petro is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gjorče Petro?
Gjorče Petro receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gjorče Petro?
Gjorče Petro gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gjorče Petro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gjorče Petro between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 35.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gjorče Petro?
Yes: Gjorče Petro has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gjorče Petro?
In Gjorče Petro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 30 December 1941.
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