Gabrovo weather in July

In July, Gabrovo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 88 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gabrovo's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gabrovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:58 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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

Density
206/km²
people per km²
Founded
1477

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Gabrovo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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 Gabrovo

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.

Gabrovo 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 / -3°497.95.89.20.0
Feb / -2°518.35.810.20.3
Mar10° / 6911.14.711.62.1
Apr15° / 8013.31.113.14.2
May20° / 10°11415.6014.45.5
Jun24° / 14°10114.4015.16.3
Jul26° / 16°8811.7014.86.8
Aug26° / 16°598.3013.87.3
Sep22° / 12°648012.37.2
Oct16° / 577.70.510.85.4
Nov10° / 517.12.29.52.3
Dec / -2°5995.68.90.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
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57228
67327
77426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gabrovo gets around 88 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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241
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541
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839
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1137
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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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12434374
22434384
32334394
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82234404
92135404
102135394
112136394
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 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 4:48 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:487:56
215.14:497:56
315.14:497:56
415.14:507:55
515.14:507:55
615.14:517:55
715.04:527:55
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1015.04:547:54
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2714.55:087:41
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2914.55:107:39
3014.45:117:38
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gabrovo?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gabrovo in July

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

In July, Gabrovo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Gabrovo 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 Gabrovo peaks around July 15 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 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 Gabrovo 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 Gabrovo is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2015 µg/m³Dec 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gabrovo?

Gabrovo sits at 42.9°N, 25.3°E, 536 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Sevlievo, 24 km away.

KazanlakVeliko TarnovoGorna OryahovitsaTroyanKarlovoStara ZagoraLovech

Topography around Gabrovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gabrovo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,283 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,349 m.

The land around Gabrovo is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
402 m
16 km
1,283 m
80 km
2,349 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Sevlievo 24 km · Kazanlak 29 km · Veliko Tarnovo 34 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 42 km · Troyan 49 km · Karlovo 50 km · Stara Zagora 56 km · Lovech 57 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 Gabrovo (42.8742°, 25.3182°, 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. 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).