Dobrich weather in July

In July, Dobrich sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 62 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dobrich's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dobrich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:46 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
637/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical July day in Dobrich reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Dobrich

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Dobrich weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°447.449.10.0
Feb / -1°396.73.310.20.5
Mar10° / 539.42.611.62.3
Apr15° / 5310.10.313.24.6
May20° / 11°6911.4014.56.3
Jun25° / 15°8011.5015.26.7
Jul27° / 17°629.3014.96.9
Aug27° / 17°497.1013.87.2
Sep23° / 13°536.8012.37.5
Oct17° / 516.90.110.85.7
Nov11° / 446.51.19.52.8
Dec / -1°447.42.88.80.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dobrich gets around 62 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1102941190
2102941190
3102941190
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:36 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:367:48
215.24:367:48
315.24:377:48
415.24:377:48
515.24:387:47
615.14:397:47
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.43 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Dobrich?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Dobrich for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dobrich in July

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

In July, Dobrich sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Dobrich in July

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Oct 2 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Dobrich in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dobrich peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dobrich in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dobrich is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dobrich?

Dobrich sits at 43.6°N, 27.8°E, 215 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Varna, 39 km away.

VarnaAsparuhovoMangaliaSilistraShumenMedgidiaCernavodăFeteşti

Topography around Dobrich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dobrich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m.

The land around Dobrich is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), cropland (31%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

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80 m
16 km
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80 km
565 m
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July weather nearby: Varna 39 km · Asparuhovo 43 km · Mangalia 66 km · Silistra 77 km · Shumen 80 km · Medgidia 84 km · Cernavodă 88 km · Feteşti 91 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 Dobrich (43.5649°, 27.8314°, elevation 215 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).