Gostivar weather in July

In July, Gostivar sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 52 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gostivar's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gostivar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:19 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July 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 29°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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How July really feels in Gostivar

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.

Gostivar 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 / -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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37624
47624
57624
67822
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gostivar gets around 52 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
232
332
432
531
630
730
829
929
1028
1128
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1727
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2530
2631
2731
2832
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3033
3133

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170291
270291
370291
470291
570291
671281
771281
872271
973261
1074251
1174251
1275241
1376231
1476231
1576231
1676231
1776231
1875241
1974251
2073261
2172271
2271281
2370291
2469301
2567321
2666331
2763352
2862362
2960382
3059392
3158402

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, 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 July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:107:10
215.04:107:10
315.04:117:10
415.04:117:09
515.04:127:09
614.94:127:09
714.94:137:09
814.94:147:08
914.94:147:08
1014.94:157:08
1114.94:167:07
1214.84:167:07
1314.84:177:06
1414.84:187:06
1514.84:197:05
1614.84:197:05
1714.74:207:04
1814.74:217:03
1914.74:227:03
2014.74:237:02
2114.64:247:01
2214.64:247:00
2314.64:257:00
2414.54:266:59
2514.54:276:58
2614.54:286:57
2714.54:296:56
2814.44:306:55
2914.44:316:54
3014.44:326:53
3114.34:336:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.49 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 — July's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gostivar?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Gostivar sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Gostivar 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 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
July 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).