Peshtera weather in September

In September, Peshtera sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 68 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Peshtera's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshtera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:09 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Peshtera reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32211
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
92111
102110
112110
122110
132110
142110
152110
162010
172010
182010
19209
20209
21209
22209
23199
24199
25199
26199
27198
28198
29188
30188

How September really feels in Peshtera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27822
37723
47624
57525
67525
77426
87426
97327
107327
117327
127327
137228
147228
157129
167129
177129
187030
196931
206931
216733
226733
236634
246634
256436
266436
276337
286238
296139
306139

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Peshtera gets around 68 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
425
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170282
273261
374251
475241
577221
678211
780200
881190
982180
1082180
1183170
1283170
1384160
1484160
1585150
1685150
1786140
1886140
1987130
2088120
2188120
2289110
2390100
249190
259190
269280
279370
289460
299550
309550

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, 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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:536:52
212.95:546:51
312.95:556:49
412.95:566:47
512.85:576:45
612.85:586:44
712.75:596:42
812.76:006:40
912.66:016:38
1012.66:026:36
1112.56:036:35
1212.56:046:33
1312.46:066:31
1412.46:076:29
1512.36:086:27
1612.36:096:25
1712.26:106:24
1812.26:116:22
1912.16:126:20
2012.16:136:18
2112.06:146:16
2212.06:156:15
2311.96:166:13
2411.96:176:11
2511.86:196:09
2611.86:206:07
2711.76:216:05
2811.76:226:04
2911.66:236:02
3011.66:246:00

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.43 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 — September's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Peshtera?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Peshtera for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Peshtera in September

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

In September, Peshtera sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Peshtera in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — 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
September 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).