Bitola Municipality · North Macedonia
Bitola travel guide
Bitola is a city in Bitola Municipality, North Macedonia, home to about 69,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- OHD52 km · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
- Currency
- MKDMacedonian denar
- Time zone
- Europe/Skopje
- Language
- Albanian, Macedonian
When to go
The best time to visit Bitola
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bitola are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; December is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bitola: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI, 93 km) and Skopje International Airport (SKP, 106 km) are also within reach.
OHD · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
KZI · Kozani National Airport Filippos
SKP · Skopje International Airport
Questions
Bitola: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bitola?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bitola are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; December is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bitola?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI, 93 km) and Skopje International Airport (SKP, 106 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bitola?
Macedonian denar (MKD).
Nearby
Destinations near Bitola
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.