Bitola weather in July

In July, Bitola sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bitola's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:20 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Bitola is town and seat of Bitola Municipality, North Macedonia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 46.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
164/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bitola reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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122715
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312716

How July really feels in Bitola

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bitola weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°579.36.69.40.0
Feb / -3°559.46.310.40.5
Mar10° / 6811.45.211.72.2
Apr15° / 7412.61.313.14.1
May19° / 7712.20.114.36.0
Jun24° / 12°519.3014.97.2
Jul27° / 15°396.9014.67.5
Aug27° / 15°356.8013.67.5
Sep22° / 12°516.9012.37.4
Oct17° / 627.40.510.95.7
Nov10° / 668.82.29.72.5
Dec / -2°709.75.79.10.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48317
58416
68416
78515
88515
98614
108614
118713
128713
138713
148713
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318614

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bitola gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
424
524
624
723
823
922
1022
1121
1221
1320
1420
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2020
2120
2220
2321
2421
2522
2623
2724
2824
2925
3026
3126

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164333
264333
363343
462344
562344
663334
763334
863334
964324
1064324
1165314
1266304
1366304
1467294
1567294
1668293
1767294
1866304
1966304
2065314
2164324
2262335
2361345
2459356
2558366
2655387
2754397
2853407
2951427
3049438
3148448

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:107:06
214.94:117:05
314.94:117:05
414.94:127:05
514.94:127:05
614.94:137:05
714.84:147:05
814.84:147:04
914.84:157:04
1014.84:167:04
1114.84:167:03
1214.84:177:03
1314.74:187:02
1414.74:187:02
1514.74:197:01
1614.74:207:01
1714.74:217:00
1814.64:216:59
1914.64:226:59
2014.64:236:58
2114.64:246:57
2214.54:256:57
2314.54:266:56
2414.54:276:55
2514.44:286:54
2614.44:286:53
2714.44:296:52
2814.44:306:51
2914.34:316:50
3014.34:326:49
3114.34:336:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
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196.8Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bitola?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Bitola for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bitola in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Bitola sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bitola in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bitola peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 10Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bitola in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bitola is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1315 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bitola?

Bitola sits at 41.0°N, 21.3°E, 583 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Resen, 28 km away.

ResenFlórinaKruševoPrilepPustecOhridStrugaPogradec

Topography around Bitola

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bitola.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitola has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,056 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,567 m.

The land around Bitola is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
364 m
16 km
2,056 m
80 km
2,567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Resen 28 km · Flórina 29 km · Kruševo 38 km · Prilep 39 km · Pustec 46 km · Ohrid 46 km · Struga 57 km · Pogradec 59 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bitola (41.0323°, 21.3355°, elevation 583 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).