Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. City is located on the upper course of the Vardar River, and is located on a major north–south Balkan route between Belgrade and Athens. It is a centre for metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by development of the trade, logistics, and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of transportation, culture and sport. According to the last official count from 2002, Skopje had a population of 428,988 inhabitants in its urban area and 506,926 in ten municipalities that form the city and, beside Skopje, include many other less urbanized and rural settlements some of which are located 20 kilometres away from the city itself or even border the neighbouring Kosovo.

During the month of May you are most likely to experience good weather with pleasant average temperatures that fall between 20 degrees Celsius (68°F) and 25 degrees Celsius (77°F).On average, the warmest month(s) are June, July and August.The months of November have a high chance of precipitation.The warmest month is August with an average maximum temperature of 31°C (87°F).The coldest month is January with an average maximum temperature of 4°C (39°F).