Weather in Skopje in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Skopje;
Average weather
Average temperature in Skopje in December
Going from a maximum of +66°F during the day to a minimum of +32°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +54°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 26% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +46°F to +55°F.
Is Skopje warm or cold in December?
Skopje is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +57°F to +46°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +41°F to +34°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Skopje, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Skopje in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +46°F | +45°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°F | 0°F | -8°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +70°F | +68°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 67 mm | 52 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 82% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +57°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +46°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 67 mm to 52 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 0 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in November to 5 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Skopje is gradually increasing during December, going from 0 m/s to 0 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Skopje.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Skopje?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Skopje in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2001 (+43°F) and the highest in 2022 (+62°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2002 with 188 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Skopje, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.