Popovo weather in July

In July, Popovo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 72 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Popovo's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Popovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:53 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Popovo is city in Popovo municipality, Targovishte oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
393/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Popovo reaches about 27°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 23°C and 32°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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How July really feels in Popovo

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.

Popovo 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 / -3°538.86.19.20.0
Feb / -2°488.45.410.20.5
Mar10° / 6010.34.311.62.3
Apr16° / 6411.10.913.24.7
May21° / 11°8312.3014.56.1
Jun25° / 15°8311.8015.26.7
Jul27° / 17°7210014.96.9
Aug27° / 16°466.6013.87.4
Sep23° / 13°556.7012.37.5
Oct17° / 547.30.410.85.7
Nov10° / 527.32.49.52.6
Dec / -1°559.25.48.80.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Popovo gets around 72 mm of rain over 10 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
835
935
1034
1133
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1431
1531
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1829
1929
2029
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1173143100
2173143100
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 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 4:43 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:437:54
215.24:437:54
315.24:447:54
415.14:457:53
515.14:457:53
615.14:467:53
715.14:467:53
815.14:477:52
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1315.04:517:50
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1514.94:527:49
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1814.94:557:47
1914.84:567:46
2014.84:577:45
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2514.75:017:41
2614.65:027:40
2714.65:037:39
2814.65:047:38
2914.55:067:37
3014.55:077:36
3114.55:087:35

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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86.3Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Popovo?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Popovo in July

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

In July, Popovo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Popovo 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 Popovo peaks around July 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Popovo in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Popovo is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Popovo?

Popovo sits at 43.4°N, 26.2°E, 190 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Targovishte, 30 km away.

TargovishteRazgradGorna OryahovitsaShumenVeliko TarnovoRuseGiurgiuSliven

Topography around Popovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Popovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Popovo is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
1,504 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Targovishte 30 km · Razgrad 31 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 50 km · Shumen 56 km · Veliko Tarnovo 57 km · Ruse 60 km · Giurgiu 64 km · Sliven 74 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 Popovo (43.35°, 26.2333°, elevation 190 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).