Ohrid in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ohrid sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 240 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 19°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ohrid's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ohrid's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 13°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 240 mm; 38 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ohrid in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 19°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ohrid reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ohrid

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ohrid weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -3°	77	10.1	7.5	9.4	0.0
Feb	5° / -2°	76	10.2	7	10.4	0.2
Mar	9° / 1°	83	11.7	5.9	11.7	1.7
Apr	13° / 4°	84	13.7	1.8	13.1	3.3
May	18° / 8°	74	12.9	0.1	14.3	5.4
Jun	22° / 12°	45	8.9	0	14.9	7.1
Jul	25° / 15°	36	7	0	14.7	7.9
Aug	25° / 16°	32	6.4	0	13.6	7.9
Sep	21° / 12°	62	8.6	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	16° / 8°	76	8.7	0.4	10.9	5.3
Nov	10° / 3°	90	10.3	2.4	9.7	2.4
Dec	5° / -1°	93	11.3	6.1	9.1	0.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Ohrid gets around 240 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Ohrid?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ohrid.

What to pack for Ohrid in Spring

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

In spring, Ohrid sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ohrid in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ohrid peaks around July 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	8	7	10	10	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Ohrid in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ohrid 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	14	15	16	14	12	14	11	10	10	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ohrid?

Ohrid sits at 41.1°N, 20.8°E, 701 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Struga, 12 km away.

Topography around Ohrid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ohrid has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 731 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,288 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,676 m.

The land around Ohrid is covered by water (27%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

404 m

water 27%

16 km

1,288 m

trees 43%

80 km

2,676 m

trees 55%

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Spring weather nearby: Struga 12 km · Resen 18 km · Vevčani 22 km · Pogradec 27 km · Pustec 38 km · Librazhd 41 km · Centar Župa 45 km · Bitola 46 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

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 Ohrid (41.117°, 20.8017°, elevation 701 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.