Dupnitsa weather in August

In August, Dupnitsa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dupnitsa's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dupnitsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Dupnitsa is city in Dupnitsa municipality, Kyustendil oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
1,076/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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dupnitsa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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 Dupnitsa

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.

Dupnitsa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°397.34.99.30.0
Feb / -2°387.34.210.31.0
Mar11° / 539.23.411.63.0
Apr16° / 529.70.913.15.1
May21° / 499.50.114.46.6
Jun25° / 13°367.70157.3
Jul28° / 15°265.9014.87.2
Aug28° / 15°183.9013.77.2
Sep24° / 11°254.9012.37.9
Oct18° / 435.90.310.86.3
Nov11° / 396.31.79.63.2
Dec / -2°508.54.190.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
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68416
78515
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317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dupnitsa gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
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418
518
617
717
816
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1015
1115
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1512
1612
1711
1810
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2010
219
229
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2611
2711
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3013
3114

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
144488
244488
344487
445487
546477
647477
748466
850446
952435
1053425
1154415
1256404
1358384
1460373
1561363
1664342
1765332
1866322
1968311
2069301
2170291
2271281
2371281
2473270
2574260
2675250
2776240
2877230
2978220
3079210
3180200

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:247:43
214.35:257:42
314.25:267:41
414.25:277:40
514.25:287:39
614.15:297:37
714.15:307:36
814.15:317:35
914.05:327:33
1014.05:337:32
1113.95:347:31
1213.95:357:29
1313.95:377:28
1413.85:387:26
1513.85:397:25
1613.75:407:23
1713.75:417:22
1813.65:427:20
1913.65:437:19
2013.65:447:17
2113.55:457:16
2213.55:467:14
2313.45:477:13
2413.45:487:11
2513.35:507:09
2613.35:517:08
2713.25:527:06
2813.25:537:04
2913.15:547:03
3013.15:557:01
3113.05:566:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
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95.9Bright
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245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dupnitsa?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dupnitsa in August

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

In August, Dupnitsa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dupnitsa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Dupnitsa 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.

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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 Dupnitsa?

Dupnitsa sits at 42.3°N, 23.1°E, 536 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Blagoevgrad, 28 km away.

KyustendilSamokovPernikDelcevoSofiaBanskoKriva Palanka

Topography around Dupnitsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dupnitsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 575 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,295 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,790 m.

The land around Dupnitsa is covered by trees (36%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
2,295 m
80 km
2,790 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Blagoevgrad 28 km · Kyustendil 35 km · Samokov 37 km · Pernik 38 km · Delcevo 44 km · Sofia 51 km · Bansko 57 km · Kriva Palanka 65 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 Dupnitsa (42.2648°, 23.1172°, elevation 536 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).