Sveti Nikole climate — normals and trends
Sveti Nikole (North Macedonia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 411 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sveti Nikole averages 63 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Sveti Nikole has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -25.6 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
Sveti NikoleSveti Nikole
- coords
- 41.87°, 21.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
411mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
44.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-25.6 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
55 mm
17 October 1976
Windiest day
36.2 km/h
19 December 1949
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
26 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
20 November 1998
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
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 | 7.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 44 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 35 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 35.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | -3.3 °C | 95 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 73 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sveti Nikole?
Sveti Nikole has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 411 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sveti Nikole?
The hottest day measured in Sveti Nikole between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sveti Nikole?
The coldest day measured in Sveti Nikole between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -25.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sveti Nikole?
Yes. Sveti Nikole gets on average 37.7 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Sveti Nikole warmed?
Yes: Sveti Nikole warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sveti Nikole?
The wettest day measured in Sveti Nikole between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1976, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sveti Nikole?
The windiest day measured in Sveti Nikole between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1949, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sveti Nikole?
The warmest month in Sveti Nikole is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sveti Nikole?
Sveti Nikole receives on average 411 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sveti Nikole?
Sveti Nikole gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sveti Nikole?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sveti Nikole between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1998, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sveti Nikole?
Yes: Sveti Nikole has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sveti Nikole?
In Sveti Nikole, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 24 January 1942.
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