Kyustendil weather in August

In August, Kyustendil sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.6 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kyustendil's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyustendil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:41 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

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

Density
2,503/km²
people per km²
Founded
~1 CE

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 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kyustendil reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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How August really feels in Kyustendil

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.

Kyustendil 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°468.25.49.30.0
Feb / -3°4684.910.30.7
Mar11° / 6210.6411.62.6
Apr15° / 6811.91.313.14.5
May20° / 7213.40.114.45.9
Jun24° / 12°7212.20156.7
Jul27° / 14°568.9014.87.2
Aug27° / 14°457.6013.77.4
Sep23° / 11°457.5012.37.4
Oct17° / 567.40.510.85.8
Nov11° / 517.92.19.62.7
Dec / -2°599.14.790.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48416
58416
68416
78416
88515
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kyustendil gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
230
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429
529
628
728
827
926
1026
1125
1225
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1423
1523
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1722
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2122
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2322
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2724
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3126

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1345412
2335512
3345412
4345412
5355312
6365212
7385111
8395011
9414910
10424810
1143489
1245478
1347467
1448457
1550446
1652435
1753425
1856404
1957394
2059383
2159383
2261372
2362362
2463352
2565332
2667321
2768311
2870291
2971281
3072271
3174251

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 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:267:45
214.35:277:44
314.35:287:43
414.25:297:41
514.25:307:40
614.15:317:39
714.15:327:38
814.15:337:36
914.05:347:35
1014.05:357:34
1113.95:367:32
1213.95:377:31
1313.95:387:30
1413.85:397:28
1513.85:407:27
1613.75:417:25
1713.75:437:24
1813.65:447:22
1913.65:457:21
2013.65:467:19
2113.55:477:17
2213.55:487:16
2313.45:497:14
2413.45:507:13
2513.35:517:11
2613.35:527:09
2713.25:537:08
2813.25:547:06
2913.15:567:04
3013.15:577:03
3113.15:587:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kyustendil?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyustendil in August

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

In August, Kyustendil sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kyustendil 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 Kyustendil peaks around July 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kyustendil?

Kyustendil sits at 42.3°N, 22.7°E, 514 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Kriva Palanka, 31 km away.

Kriva PalankaDupnitsaDelcevoPernikBlagoevgradKochaniVinicaKratovo

Topography around Kyustendil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyustendil has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 566 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,762 m.

The land around Kyustendil is covered by cropland (28%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
1,657 m
80 km
2,762 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kriva Palanka 31 km · Dupnitsa 35 km · Delcevo 36 km · Pernik 45 km · Blagoevgrad 45 km · Kochani 47 km · Vinica 47 km · Kratovo 48 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 Kyustendil (42.2831°, 22.6922°, elevation 514 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).