Peshtera weather in October

In October, Peshtera sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Peshtera's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshtera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Peshtera reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3188
4187
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11167
12166
13166
14166
15166
16156
17156
18155
19155
20155
21155
22145
23144
24144
25144
26144
27134
28133
29133
30133
31133

How October really feels in Peshtera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35842
45743
55743
65644
75644
85545
95545
105446
115446
125446
135545
145644
155644
165644
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295743
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Peshtera gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1270
2271
3271
4271
5281
6281
7281
8281
9282
10292
11292
12282
13282
14282
15272
16272
17272
18272
19263
20263
21263
22253
23253
24254
25244
26244
27234
28235
29235
30225
31225

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:255:58
211.56:265:57
311.56:275:55
411.46:295:53
511.46:305:51
611.36:315:50
711.36:325:48
811.26:335:46
911.26:345:45
1011.16:355:43
1111.16:375:41
1211.06:385:40
1311.06:395:38
1410.96:405:36
1510.96:415:35
1610.86:435:33
1710.86:445:32
1810.86:455:30
1910.76:465:28
2010.76:475:27
2110.66:495:25
2210.66:505:24
2310.56:515:23
2410.56:525:21
2510.46:535:20
2610.46:555:18
2710.46:565:17
2810.36:575:16
2910.36:585:14
3010.27:005:13
3110.27:015:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.09 kWh/m².

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 — October's 3.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Peshtera?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Peshtera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Peshtera in October

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

In October, Peshtera sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Peshtera in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
October 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).