From a climatic point of view, we would like to highlight several characteristics for Bitola.
In Bitola, officially, the main meteorological station began operating on March 16, 1945, although for certain meteorological elements, there are systematic data from 1926/27. The meteorological station in the city is located at an altitude of 586 m.
According to meteorological data, the city has an average annual air temperature of 11.1°C, but with large deviations in certain years from 10.1°C in 1975 to 13.1°C in 1952.
The coldest month is January, with an average monthly temperature of 0.6°C, but with an absolute minimum temperature of -30.4°C. The warmest month is July, with an average monthly temperature of 22.2°C and an absolute maximum temperature of 41.2°C. The absolute annual variation of air temperature is 71.6°C, which is specific to areas with a continental climate.
The spring and autumn months have pleasant air temperatures, but they can also have characteristics of a prolonged winter or a prolonged summer. According to the weather, in Bitola, the climate is basically of a temperate continental character, with a pronounced continental component, with a dynamic and unstable climate of a dry, very hot summer and a winter period divided into a shorter, dry and cold one. In other words, the temperature has the characteristics of a continental climate, and the precipitation, of a dry, modified Mediterranean or steppe climate, which, at times, also has breakthroughs of hot air masses from North Africa – Sahara.
The average annual amount of precipitation is 601 mm. With values ranging from 338 mm to 879 mm, which is a difference that is close to the average amount. Bitola is also an example of the occurrence of the aurora borealis. The isochasm (a line connecting places with an equal number of days with the occurrence of the aurora borealis) 0.1 passes through Bitola, which means that the aurora borealis appears in the sky of Bitola on average only once every 10 years.