Kazanlak weather in August

In August, Kazanlak sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kazanlak's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kazanlak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Kazanlak is city in Kazanlak municipality, Stara Zagora oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
1,329/km²
people per km²
Founded
1300

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 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kazanlak reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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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22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
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How August really feels in Kazanlak

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.

Kazanlak weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4984.39.20.0
Feb / -1°487.63.710.30.7
Mar11° / 6310.23.211.62.6
Apr16° / 6711.60.613.14.8
May21° / 11°9514.2014.45.9
Jun25° / 15°8313.1015.16.4
Jul28° / 17°7110.4014.86.6
Aug28° / 17°507.5013.76.9
Sep23° / 13°527.2012.37.5
Oct17° / 587.20.310.85.9
Nov11° / 557.21.69.62.7
Dec / -1°608.53.58.90.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48416
58416
68416
78416
88515
98515
108614
118614
128713
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288515
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308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kazanlak gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
428
528
627
727
826
926
1025
1125
1224
1324
1423
1523
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2924
3025
3125

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15344812
25354812
35354712
45364612
56374512
66384412
77384311
88394211
98404110
109414010
111042399
121143389
131143378
141244368
151344358
161445347
171545337
181645336
191645336
201845325
211944325
222044324
232243314
242443303
252642303
262841293
273040282
283240262
293539252
303738231
314037221

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:147:35
214.35:157:34
314.35:167:33
414.25:177:31
514.25:187:30
614.25:197:29
714.15:207:28
814.15:217:26
914.05:227:25
1014.05:237:24
1114.05:257:22
1213.95:267:21
1313.95:277:19
1413.85:287:18
1513.85:297:16
1613.75:307:15
1713.75:317:13
1813.75:327:12
1913.65:337:10
2013.65:347:09
2113.55:367:07
2213.55:377:06
2313.45:387:04
2413.45:397:02
2513.35:407:01
2613.35:416:59
2713.35:426:57
2813.25:436:56
2913.25:446:54
3013.15:456:52
3113.15:476:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kazanlak?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kazanlak in August

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

In August, Kazanlak sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kazanlak in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kazanlak 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 Kazanlak in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kazanlak 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 Kazanlak?

Kazanlak sits at 42.6°N, 25.4°E, 366 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Stara Zagora, 29 km away.

Stara ZagoraGabrovoChirpanKarlovoRakovskiSevlievoNova ZagoraVeliko Tarnovo

Topography around Kazanlak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kazanlak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,210 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Kazanlak is covered by trees (26%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (55%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
1,210 m
80 km
2,335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Stara Zagora 29 km · Gabrovo 29 km · Chirpan 47 km · Karlovo 49 km · Rakovski 51 km · Sevlievo 51 km · Nova Zagora 53 km · Veliko Tarnovo 55 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 Kazanlak (42.6167°, 25.4°, elevation 366 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).