Botevgrad weather in August

In August, Botevgrad sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Botevgrad's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Botevgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Botevgrad is city in Botevgrad municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
392/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 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Botevgrad reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°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 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Botevgrad

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.

Botevgrad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°468.66.49.20.0
Feb / -4°468.46.310.20.3
Mar10° / 6911.65.711.62.1
Apr15° / 82131.313.14.3
May20° / 10315.1014.45.5
Jun24° / 13°9714.3015.16.3
Jul26° / 15°8311.1014.86.9
Aug26° / 14°588.4013.87.4
Sep22° / 11°618.6012.37.0
Oct16° / 588.30.810.85.2
Nov10° / 437.42.49.52.2
Dec / -3°519.36.28.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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

Botevgrad gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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333
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532
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929
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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 (%)
11142435
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41142415
51243405
61343395
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101645345
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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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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 5:20 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:207:42
214.35:217:41
314.35:227:40
414.35:237:39
514.25:247:37
614.25:257:36
714.15:267:35
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914.15:287:32
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1213.95:317:28
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1713.75:377:20
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2013.65:407:16
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2613.35:477:06
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3013.15:526:59
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Botevgrad?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Botevgrad in August

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

In August, Botevgrad sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Botevgrad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Botevgrad peaks around July 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Botevgrad in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Botevgrad is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Botevgrad?

Botevgrad sits at 42.9°N, 23.8°E, 385 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Vratsa, 38 km away.

VratsaSofiaPanagyurishteBerkovitsaSamokovPernikMontanaTroyan

Topography around Botevgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Botevgrad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,724 m.

The land around Botevgrad is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
1,477 m
80 km
2,724 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Vratsa 38 km · Sofia 45 km · Panagyurishte 56 km · Berkovitsa 65 km · Samokov 66 km · Pernik 71 km · Montana 73 km · Troyan 75 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 Botevgrad (42.908°, 23.7927°, elevation 385 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).