North Macedonia operates on Central European Time (CET) during winter months, which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1). During daylight saving time, observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, North Macedonia switches to Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is UTC+2.
All of North Macedonia follows the same timezone. Major cities including Skopje, Bitola, Kumanovo, and Ohrid all observe the same time. North Macedonia shares its timezone with all its neighboring countries.
Lake Ohrid, straddling the border with Albania, is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, estimated to be 3-4 million years old. The country changed its name from Macedonia to North Macedonia in 2019 to resolve a decades-long dispute with Greece. Mother Teresa was born in Skopje in 1910.