Prilep climate — normals and trends
Prilep (North Macedonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 530 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Prilep averages 89 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Prilep has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -30.7 °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
PrilepPrilep
- coords
- 41.35°, 21.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
530mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
47 mm
12 April 1953
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
24 March 2008
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
24 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-35.3 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
31.9 cm
15 November 1981
Sunniest day
14.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 56 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 63 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 79 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 7 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 25 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 87 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prilep?
Prilep has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 530 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prilep?
The hottest day measured in Prilep between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prilep?
The coldest day measured in Prilep between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Prilep?
Yes. Prilep gets on average 81.6 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Prilep warmed?
Yes: Prilep warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prilep?
The wettest day measured in Prilep between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1953, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prilep?
The windiest day measured in Prilep between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2008, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prilep?
The warmest month in Prilep is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Prilep?
Prilep receives on average 530 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prilep?
Prilep 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 Prilep?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prilep between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 31.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prilep?
Yes: Prilep has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prilep?
In Prilep, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -35.3 °C on 30 December 1941.
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