Saraj weather in July

In July, Saraj sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.8 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Saraj's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saraj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:17 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Saraj is neighbourhood of Skopje and seat of Saraj Municipality, Macedonia.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Saraj reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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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32814
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52814
62814
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How July really feels in Saraj

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.

Saraj 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°518.95.79.30.0
Feb / -2°518.65.110.31.0
Mar12° / 6510.23.711.73.0
Apr16° / 7011.5113.14.9
May21° / 6611.8014.36.3
Jun26° / 13°519.40157.0
Jul28° / 15°356.8014.76.6
Aug29° / 15°315.7013.76.6
Sep24° / 11°436.7012.37.5
Oct18° / 537.20.410.96.0
Nov11° / 568.62.49.62.8
Dec / -2°669.65.190.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37822
47822
57822
68020
78020
88020
98218
108218
118218
128317
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Saraj gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
624
723
823
922
1022
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1220
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1519
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2019
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160355
259356
359356
460346
560346
661336
761336
862326
962317
1062317
1163307
1265296
1366286
1466286
1566286
1666286
1767285
1867285
1966295
2064306
2163316
2263316
2362326
2460337
2559347
2658357
2755378
2854388
2952399
3051409
31504010

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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215calm
225calm
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315calm

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 4:07 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:077:09
215.04:087:09
315.04:087:09
415.04:097:08
515.04:097:08
615.04:107:08
715.04:117:08
814.94:117:07
914.94:127:07
1014.94:127:07
1114.94:137:06
1214.94:147:06
1314.84:157:05
1414.84:157:05
1514.84:167:04
1614.84:177:04
1714.84:187:03
1814.74:197:02
1914.74:197:02
2014.74:207:01
2114.64:217:00
2214.64:226:59
2314.64:236:59
2414.64:246:58
2514.54:256:57
2614.54:266:56
2714.54:276:55
2814.44:286:54
2914.44:296:53
3014.44:306:52
3114.34:316:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
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146.6Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Saraj?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Saraj for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saraj in July

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

In July, Saraj sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saraj in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Saraj peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saraj?

Saraj sits at 42.0°N, 21.3°E, 271 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Gjorče Petro, 2.0 km away.

Kisela VodaStudeničaniIlinden

Topography around Saraj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saraj has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 327 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,585 m.

The land around Saraj is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,146 m
80 km
2,585 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Gjorče Petro 2.0 km · Skopje 9.0 km · Šuto Orizare 9.0 km · Čair 10 km · Butel 10 km · Kisela Voda 16 km · Studeničani 19 km · Ilinden 21 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 Saraj (42°, 21.3278°, elevation 271 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).