Rakovski weather in October

In October, Rakovski sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rakovski's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakovski's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 44 mm; 6.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:40 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Rakovski is city in Rakovski municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria.

Density: 161/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1966

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Rakovski reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	15	6

How October really feels in Rakovski

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Rakovski weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / -3°	42	6.8	3.5	9.3	0.2
Feb	8° / -1°	41	7	2.8	10.3	1.5
Mar	13° / 3°	55	8.9	2.1	11.6	3.6
Apr	18° / 7°	49	8.8	0.3	13.1	5.9
May	23° / 12°	62	10.5	0	14.4	6.8
Jun	27° / 15°	52	9.2	0	15	6.5
Jul	30° / 18°	45	7.8	0	14.8	5.7
Aug	30° / 17°	29	4.8	0	13.7	6.0
Sep	25° / 13°	44	5.5	0	12.3	7.8
Oct	19° / 9°	44	6.5	0.2	10.8	6.5
Nov	12° / 4°	42	5.7	0.9	9.6	3.6
Dec	7° / -1°	49	7.7	2.7	9	0.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	60	58	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55
Cloudier (%)	40	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rakovski gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	22
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	17
31	17

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	71	71	72	73	74	75	77	78	80	81	82	84	85	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	94	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	19	18	17	15	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Humid (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	72	25	3
4	73	25	2
5	74	24	2
6	75	23	2
7	77	22	1
8	78	21	1
9	80	19	1
10	81	18	1
11	82	17	1
12	84	15	1
13	85	14	1
14	88	12	0
15	89	11	0
16	90	10	0
17	91	9	0
18	92	8	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:21	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:23	5:56
2	11.5	6:24	5:54
3	11.5	6:25	5:52
4	11.4	6:26	5:50
5	11.4	6:27	5:49
6	11.3	6:28	5:47
7	11.3	6:30	5:45
8	11.2	6:31	5:43
9	11.2	6:32	5:42
10	11.1	6:33	5:40
11	11.1	6:34	5:38
12	11.0	6:35	5:37
13	11.0	6:37	5:35
14	10.9	6:38	5:33
15	10.9	6:39	5:32
16	10.8	6:40	5:30
17	10.8	6:41	5:29
18	10.7	6:43	5:27
19	10.7	6:44	5:25
20	10.6	6:45	5:24
21	10.6	6:46	5:22
22	10.6	6:48	5:21
23	10.5	6:49	5:19
24	10.5	6:50	5:18
25	10.4	6:51	5:17
26	10.4	6:52	5:15
27	10.3	6:54	5:14
28	10.3	6:55	5:13
29	10.2	6:56	5:11
30	10.2	6:57	5:10
31	10.2	6:59	5:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rakovski?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Rakovski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rakovski in October

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

In October, Rakovski sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Rakovski 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 Rakovski peaks around June 23 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	8	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Rakovski?

Rakovski sits at 42.3°N, 25.0°E, 174 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Plovdiv, 23 km away.

Topography around Rakovski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakovski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,296 m.

The land around Rakovski is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

cropland 67%

16 km

371 m

cropland 66%

80 km

2,296 m

trees 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Rakovski year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Plovdiv 23 km · Parvomay 29 km · Asenovgrad 31 km · Chirpan 32 km · Karlovo 41 km · Kazanlak 51 km · Pazardzhik 53 km · Stara Zagora 58 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

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 Rakovski (42.2882°, 24.9678°, elevation 174 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	22
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	72	25	3
4	73	25	2
5	74	24	2
6	75	23	2
7	77	22	1
8	78	21	1
9	80	19	1
10	81	18	1
11	82	17	1
12	84	15	1
13	85	14	1
14	88	12	0
15	89	11	0
16	90	10	0
17	91	9	0
18	92	8	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	22
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	72	25	3
4	73	25	2
5	74	24	2
6	75	23	2
7	77	22	1
8	78	21	1
9	80	19	1
10	81	18	1
11	82	17	1
12	84	15	1
13	85	14	1
14	88	12	0
15	89	11	0
16	90	10	0
17	91	9	0
18	92	8	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	22
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	72	25	3
4	73	25	2
5	74	24	2
6	75	23	2
7	77	22	1
8	78	21	1
9	80	19	1
10	81	18	1
11	82	17	1
12	84	15	1
13	85	14	1
14	88	12	0
15	89	11	0
16	90	10	0
17	91	9	0
18	92	8	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	98	2	0