Berkovitsa weather in August

In August, Berkovitsa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 67 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Berkovitsa's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berkovitsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:38 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Berkovitsa is city in Berkovitsa municipality, Montana oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
186/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Berkovitsa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Berkovitsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Berkovitsa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°488.75.99.20.0
Feb / -3°468.35.910.20.3
Mar10° / 72125.911.62.1
Apr15° / 8713.31.213.24.3
May20° / 10°10815.8014.55.5
Jun24° / 13°10914.8015.16.2
Jul26° / 15°9312.4014.96.7
Aug26° / 15°679.2013.87.2
Sep22° / 11°648.6012.37.0
Oct16° / 5980.710.85.2
Nov / 467.52.59.52.1
Dec / -3°549.65.98.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Berkovitsa gets around 67 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
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338
438
537
636
735
834
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1131
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11243415
21143415
31243405
41243395
51244386
61344376
71444365
81545355
91645345
101745335
111845325
121945314
132145304
142246294
152346283
162446263
172547253
182747242
192847232
202947222
213047211
223247201
233347191
243546181
253746171
263945151
274045141
284244130
294543120
304742100
31494190

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:217:46
214.45:227:45
314.35:247:43
414.35:257:42
514.35:267:41
614.25:277:40
714.25:287:38
814.15:297:37
914.15:307:35
1014.05:317:34
1114.05:327:33
1214.05:337:31
1313.95:357:30
1413.95:367:28
1513.85:377:27
1613.85:387:25
1713.75:397:24
1813.75:407:22
1913.75:417:21
2013.65:427:19
2113.65:447:17
2213.55:457:16
2313.55:467:14
2413.45:477:12
2513.45:487:11
2613.35:497:09
2713.35:507:07
2813.25:527:05
2913.25:537:04
3013.15:547:02
3113.15:557:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Berkovitsa?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Berkovitsa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Berkovitsa in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Berkovitsa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Berkovitsa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Berkovitsa peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Berkovitsa?

Berkovitsa sits at 43.2°N, 23.1°E, 369 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Montana, 21 km away.

VratsaPirotSofiaBotevgradLomPernikKnjazevac

Topography around Berkovitsa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Berkovitsa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berkovitsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,818 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,246 m.

The land around Berkovitsa is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
549 m
16 km
1,818 m
80 km
2,246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Montana 21 km · Vratsa 36 km · Pirot 45 km · Sofia 62 km · Botevgrad 65 km · Lom 67 km · Pernik 72 km · Knjazevac 79 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Berkovitsa (43.2374°, 23.1251°, elevation 369 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).