Blagoevgrad weather in October

In October, Blagoevgrad sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Blagoevgrad's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blagoevgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Blagoevgrad is city in Blagoevgrad municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 30 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,346/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Blagoevgrad reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
5209
6198
7198
8198
9198
10198
11188
12187
13187
14187
15187
16177
17177
18176
19176
20176
21166
22166
23165
24165
25165
26155
27155
28154
29154
30154
31144

How October really feels in Blagoevgrad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Blagoevgrad weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4985.19.30.0
Feb / -2°487.94.410.30.9
Mar11° / 649.93.611.72.8
Apr16° / 6610.30.913.14.8
May20° / 6410.10.114.36.4
Jun24° / 13°427.80157.5
Jul27° / 15°315.8014.77.7
Aug27° / 15°264.1013.77.9
Sep23° / 11°365.7012.37.8
Oct17° / 526.40.410.96.1
Nov11° / 507.21.69.63.0
Dec / -2°639.34.590.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46040
56040
66040
76040
85941
95941
105941
116040
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185842
195842
205842
215842
225743
235743
245743
255743
265644
275644
285644
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Blagoevgrad gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1211
2211
3221
4221
5221
6221
7221
8221
9221
10231
11231
12231
13221
14221
15221
16221
17211
18211
19211
20201
21201
22201
23191
24192
25182
26182
27172
28172
29172
30172
31172

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:306:03
211.56:316:01
311.56:326:00
411.46:335:58
511.46:355:56
611.36:365:54
711.36:375:53
811.26:385:51
911.26:395:49
1011.16:405:48
1111.16:415:46
1211.06:435:44
1311.06:445:43
1410.96:455:41
1510.96:465:40
1610.86:475:38
1710.86:495:36
1810.86:505:35
1910.76:515:33
2010.76:525:32
2110.66:535:30
2210.66:555:29
2310.56:565:27
2410.56:575:26
2510.46:585:25
2610.46:595:23
2710.47:015:22
2810.37:025:20
2910.37:035:19
3010.27:045:18
3110.27:065:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Blagoevgrad?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Blagoevgrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blagoevgrad in October

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

In October, Blagoevgrad sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Blagoevgrad in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blagoevgrad peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blagoevgrad?

Blagoevgrad sits at 42.0°N, 23.1°E, 408 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Delcevo, 28 km away.

BanskoKyustendilVinicaSandanskiSamokovKochani

Topography around Blagoevgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blagoevgrad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,973 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,836 m.

The land around Blagoevgrad is covered by trees (30%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
1,973 m
80 km
2,836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Delcevo 28 km · Dupnitsa 28 km · Bansko 38 km · Kyustendil 45 km · Vinica 51 km · Sandanski 52 km · Samokov 52 km · Kochani 58 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 Blagoevgrad (42.0146°, 23.098°, elevation 408 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).