Gostivar weather in August

In August, Gostivar sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gostivar's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gostivar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:49 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

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

Density
38,012/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gostivar reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Gostivar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Gostivar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°629.58.59.30.0
Feb / -5°609.27.910.30.0
Mar / -2°7211.37.411.71.3
Apr13° / 8614.62.813.13.2
May18° / 9414.80.314.35.2
Jun22° / 10°6811.90156.6
Jul25° / 12°529.1014.77.5
Aug25° / 12°488.2013.77.5
Sep20° / 568.4012.36.8
Oct15° / 638.10.710.94.9
Nov / 729.73.19.61.8
Dec / -5°7810.77.490.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
58119
68119
78119
88119
98218
108218
118218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gostivar gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
432
532
631
730
829
929
1028
1128
1227
1326
1426
1525
1625
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3025
3125

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157412
257412
356422
456422
557412
657412
758402
859392
960382
1062362
1163352
1265332
1368311
1469301
1571281
1673261
1774251
1876231
1977221
2078211
2179201
2280191
2381181
2481181
2582171
2684160
2785150
2885150
2986140
3087130
3187130

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:346:51
214.24:356:50
314.24:366:49
414.24:376:47
514.14:386:46
614.14:396:45
714.14:406:44
814.04:416:43
914.04:426:41
1013.94:436:40
1113.94:446:39
1213.94:456:37
1313.84:466:36
1413.84:476:34
1513.74:486:33
1613.74:496:31
1713.74:516:30
1813.64:526:28
1913.64:536:27
2013.54:546:25
2113.54:556:24
2213.44:566:22
2313.44:576:21
2413.44:586:19
2513.34:596:17
2613.35:006:16
2713.25:016:14
2813.25:026:12
2913.15:036:11
3013.15:046:09
3113.05:056:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
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215.8Bright
225.7Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gostivar?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gostivar in August

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

In August, Gostivar sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gostivar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gostivar peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gostivar?

Gostivar sits at 41.8°N, 20.9°E, 535 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Negotino, 9.0 km away.

BogovinjeKamenjaneBrvenicaZelinoTetovoKičevoDragash

Topography around Gostivar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gostivar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 552 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,881 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,581 m.

The land around Gostivar is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), cropland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
1,881 m
80 km
2,581 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Negotino 9.0 km · Bogovinje 14 km · Kamenjane 17 km · Brvenica 20 km · Zelino 24 km · Tetovo 24 km · Kičevo 32 km · Dragash 33 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 Gostivar (41.7963°, 20.908°, elevation 535 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).