Peshtera weather in July

In July, Peshtera sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 87 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Peshtera's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshtera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:05 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Peshtera is city in Peshtera municipality, Pazardzhik oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
207/km²
people per km²
Founded
1479

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Peshtera reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°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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22413
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52413
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112413
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How July really feels in Peshtera

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.

Peshtera 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 / -5°548.46.69.30.0
Feb / -4°588.96.710.30.2
Mar / -1°7911.5611.71.8
Apr14° / 8212.81.413.13.7
May18° / 10214.50.114.35.4
Jun22° / 11°10612.20156.6
Jul24° / 13°879.2014.77.7
Aug24° / 13°546.9013.78.0
Sep20° / 10°687.9012.37.0
Oct15° / 588.20.810.95.1
Nov10° / 517.22.49.62.3
Dec / -3°709.66.390.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28020
38020
48020
58020
68119
78119
88119
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108317
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Peshtera gets around 87 mm of rain over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
832
931
1031
1130
1230
1329
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1927
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2627
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464311
2464311
3454311
4454312
5454312
6454312
7454212
8454213
9454213
10464113
11474113
12474012
13484012
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16484011
17484111
18484111
19474211
20464311
21454411
22434512
23424612
24404713
25394813
26374914
27365014
28355114
29345115
30335215
31335215

Wind in July

Winds average 5 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
205calm
215calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 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 4:55 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:557:57
215.04:567:57
315.04:567:57
415.04:577:57
515.04:577:56
615.04:587:56
715.04:597:56
814.94:597:56
914.95:007:55
1014.95:007:55
1114.95:017:54
1214.95:027:54
1314.85:037:53
1414.85:037:53
1514.85:047:52
1614.85:057:52
1714.85:067:51
1814.75:077:51
1914.75:087:50
2014.75:087:49
2114.75:097:48
2214.65:107:48
2314.65:117:47
2414.65:127:46
2514.55:137:45
2614.55:147:44
2714.55:157:43
2814.45:167:42
2914.45:177:41
3014.45:187:40
3114.35:197:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
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186.3Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Peshtera?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Peshtera in July

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

In July, Peshtera sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Peshtera 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 Peshtera 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peshtera?

Peshtera sits at 42.0°N, 24.3°E, 440 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Pazardzhik, 19 km away.

PlovdivAsenovgradPanagyurishteSmolyanRakovskiSamokov

Topography around Peshtera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peshtera has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,775 m.

The land around Peshtera is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
622 m
16 km
1,841 m
80 km
2,775 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Pazardzhik 19 km · Velingrad 25 km · Plovdiv 39 km · Asenovgrad 47 km · Panagyurishte 52 km · Smolyan 61 km · Rakovski 62 km · Samokov 70 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 Peshtera (42.0337°, 24.2999°, elevation 440 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).