Lazaropole

Lazaropole (Macedonian: Лазарополе) is a village in the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia. Situated on a plateau at Mount Bistra and surrounded by beech and oak forest; at 1,350 m altitude, it is one of the highest settlements in the country.

Lazaropole Лазарополе
Panoramic view of the village
Lazaropole Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°32′10″N 20°41′38″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Mavrovo and Rostuša
Population  (2021)
• Total	29
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Lazaropole St. George's Church (Lazaropole) [mk]

Demographics

Lazaropole is not attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467.^[1]

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 29 inhabitants, including 28 ethnic Macedonians and one Serb.^[2]

People born in Lazaropole

• Isaija Mažovski, painter and writer

Climate

Climate data for Lazaropole (1961–1990, extremes 1973–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.8 (62.2)	16.7 (62.1)	23.8 (74.8)	24.3 (75.7)	28.3 (82.9)	30.7 (87.3)	38.6 (101.5)	38.3 (100.9)	31.6 (88.9)	27.5 (81.5)	25.3 (77.5)	17.4 (63.3)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	3.0 (37.4)	6.1 (43.0)	10.6 (51.1)	15.5 (59.9)	18.9 (66.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	18.7 (65.7)	13.3 (55.9)	8.0 (46.4)	4.0 (39.2)	12.1 (53.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.5 (29.3)	1.4 (34.5)	5.6 (42.1)	10.4 (50.7)	13.6 (56.5)	16.0 (60.8)	15.5 (59.9)	12.2 (54.0)	7.7 (45.9)	3.4 (38.1)	−0.5 (31.1)	6.8 (44.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.9 (21.4)	−5.0 (23.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	1.1 (34.0)	5.0 (41.0)	7.8 (46.0)	9.4 (48.9)	9.4 (48.9)	7.0 (44.6)	3.5 (38.3)	0.0 (32.0)	−3.9 (25.0)	2.1 (35.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−23.4 (−10.1)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−14.7 (5.5)	−9.1 (15.6)	−0.3 (31.5)	1.0 (33.8)	0.9 (33.6)	−4.0 (24.8)	−8.0 (17.6)	−14.0 (6.8)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−23.4 (−10.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	103.8 (4.09)	94.8 (3.73)	99.2 (3.91)	85.6 (3.37)	87.1 (3.43)	59.2 (2.33)	46.8 (1.84)	50.8 (2.00)	68.2 (2.69)	95.5 (3.76)	145.3 (5.72)	130.8 (5.15)	1,067.1 (42.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11	11	11	11	10	8	5	6	6	8	11	12	110
Average relative humidity (%)	79	78	74	71	71	71	67	69	73	75	77	80	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	104.2	105.7	140.8	161.6	197.3	223.9	289.4	274.0	225.5	172.6	117.8	83.4	2,106.2
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[4]

See also

• Galičnik