Skopje
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Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. As of the 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km2 (220.64 mi2) and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia.
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The next week in Skopje
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
24° / 10°
UV High
Sat
Rain
22° / 10°
3.4 mm
UV High
Sun
Overcast
20° / 7°
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
23° / 7°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
22° / 8°
UV High
Wed
Overcast
20° / 9°
0.8 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / -1°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.5h
05:14 – 19:46local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Skopje
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Skopje International Airport (SKP) at 16 km.
Getting around Skopje
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC BY-SA 4.0, MacedonianBoy.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.