Skopje Marathon: race-day weather at past editions
Skopje Marathon: at 9:00 on race day the temperature averaged 17 °C over 11 editions with known dates from 2008 to 2019 (from 14 °C to 19 °C); rain fell during race hours (08:00–14:00) in 2 editions (18%). Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), data to 2019.
17 °Caverage at 9:00 on race day
2 / 11editions with rain 08–14 h
11 / 11editions with ≥ 20 °C by 14:00
30 °C (2009)warmest race morning–midday
Climate, not a forecast: these are statistics of past weather, not a forecast for the next edition.
Climate of the usual dates
Weather around the usual race date (8 May, ± 3 days) in 1991–2025:
- 16 °C — average temperature at 9:00
- 17% — share of mornings with rain 08–14 h
- 24 °C — average daily maximum
Average daily maximum on these dates: 24.0 °C in 1991–2005, 24.7 °C in 2011–2025.
Weather at past editions
| Year | Date | 9:00 | Max 08–14 | Rain 08–14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 May | 15 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2018 | 6 May | 18 °C | 27 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2017 | 7 May | 17 °C | 23 °C | 0.5 mm |
| 2016 | 8 May | 14 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2014 | 11 May | 16 °C | 27 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2013 | 12 May | 18 °C | 23 °C | 1.1 mm |
| 2012 | 6 May | 18 °C | 30 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2011 | 8 May | 16 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2010 | 9 May | 17 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2009 | 10 May | 19 °C | 30 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2008 | 11 May | 15 °C | 21 °C | 0.1 mm |
How to read these numbers
- ERA5 gives daytime highs about 1–2.5 °C below nearby weather stations, so on warm race days runners felt more heat than the numbers here show; we do not correct for this.
- Edition window: the race day; 9:00 local time is taken as the typical start.
- No dates found for 2015: these editions are not counted.
- Dates of past editions: Wikidata and Wikipedia (en, fr, pl); cancelled editions (e.g. 2020–21) are not counted.
Dates and sources
Coordinates: 41.996, 21.432; ERA5 cell centred at 42.00, 21.50 (average ground height of the cell 535 m).