Gotse Delchev weather in August

In August, Gotse Delchev sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 37 mm of rain across 7 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Gotse Delchev's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gotse Delchev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:39 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Gotse Delchev is city in Gotse Delchev municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
948/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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gotse Delchev reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°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 Gotse Delchev

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.

Gotse Delchev 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°628.45.89.30.0
Feb / -3°659.55.610.30.7
Mar10° / 7811.24.411.72.4
Apr15° / 7111.71.113.14.3
May20° / 8913.40.114.35.8
Jun24° / 11°6612.10156.8
Jul27° / 13°507.9014.77.4
Aug27° / 13°377013.77.6
Sep22° / 10°437.1012.37.5
Oct17° / 617.60.310.95.8
Nov11° / 718.31.49.72.8
Dec / -2°839.34.390.4

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gotse Delchev gets around 37 mm of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
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527
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1295318
2295219
3295318
4305218
5315118
6325117
7335017
8345016
9354916
10364915
11374815
12384814
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15414612
16424612
17434611
18444610
1945469
2046468
2147468
2248457
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2450446
2552435
2654424
2756413
2857403
2960382
3061372
3163352

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 5:23 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:237:39
214.25:247:38
314.25:257:37
414.25:267:36
514.15:277:34
614.15:287:33
714.05:297:32
814.05:307:31
914.05:317:29
1013.95:327:28
1113.95:337:27
1213.85:347:25
1313.85:357:24
1413.85:377:23
1513.75:387:21
1613.75:397:20
1713.65:407:18
1813.65:417:17
1913.65:427:15
2013.55:437:14
2113.55:447:12
2213.45:457:11
2313.45:467:09
2413.35:477:07
2513.35:487:06
2613.35:497:04
2713.25:507:03
2813.25:517:01
2913.15:526:59
3013.15:536:58
3113.05:546:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
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95.9Bright
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275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gotse Delchev?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gotse Delchev in August

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

In August, Gotse Delchev sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gotse Delchev 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 Gotse Delchev peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gotse Delchev?

Gotse Delchev sits at 41.6°N, 23.7°E, 535 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Bansko, 36 km away.

BanskoSandanskiPetrichVelingradSérresDrámaPeshteraBlagoevgrad

Topography around Gotse Delchev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gotse Delchev has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,632 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,889 m.

The land around Gotse Delchev is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
684 m
16 km
1,632 m
80 km
2,889 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bansko 36 km · Sandanski 37 km · Petrich 48 km · Velingrad 56 km · Sérres 56 km · Dráma 58 km · Peshtera 70 km · Blagoevgrad 72 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 Gotse Delchev (41.5667°, 23.7333°, elevation 535 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).