Prilep
City in North Macedonia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Prilep from Towers of Marko: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Prilep is a city in North Macedonia. About 73,814 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of North Macedonia in our atlas.
It lies at 41.35° N, 21.55° E, about 655 m (2,149 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Skopje time zone.
Location
Red dot: Prilep. Green dots: other major cities of North Macedonia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Prilep has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 679 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in North MacedoniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 786735 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q157032 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Prilep from Towers of Marko: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)