Dupnitsa weather in October

In October, Dupnitsa sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 10.8 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 40% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dupnitsa's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dupnitsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
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 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 Dupnitsa reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°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 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3208
4208
5208
6208
7208
8208
9198
10197
11197
12197
13197
14187
15186
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18176
19176
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21175
22175
23165
24165
25164
26164
27164
28154
29154
30154
31153

How October really feels in Dupnitsa

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.

Dupnitsa 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 / -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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45644
55545
65644
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125644
135644
145644
155545
165545
175545
185545
195545
205446
215446
225446
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245446
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265446
275446
285347
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305347
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Dupnitsa gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1190
2191
3191
4191
5201
6201
7201
8201
9201
10211
11211
12201
13200
14200
15200
16190
17190
18190
19191
20181
21181
22181
23181
24171
25171
26172
27162
28162
29162
30162
31163

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
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 30 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 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:306:03
211.56:316:01
311.56:325:59
411.46:335:58
511.46:355:56
611.36:365:54
711.36:375:52
811.26:385:51
911.26:395:49
1011.16:405:47
1111.16:425:46
1211.06:435:44
1311.06:445:42
1410.96:455:41
1510.96:465:39
1610.86:485:38
1710.86:495:36
1810.76:505:34
1910.76:515:33
2010.66:525:31
2110.66:545:30
2210.66:555:28
2310.56:565:27
2410.56:575:25
2510.46:595:24
2610.47:005:23
2710.37:015:21
2810.37:025:20
2910.37:045:19
3010.27:055:17
3110.27:065:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.15 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 — October's 3.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dupnitsa?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Dupnitsa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dupnitsa in October

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

In October, Dupnitsa sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Dupnitsa 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 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.

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 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
October 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).