Ruse weather in August

In August, Ruse sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 48 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ruse's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:25 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ruse is city in Ruse municipality, Ruse oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
953/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ruse reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33019
43019
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How August really feels in Ruse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ruse weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°447.14.69.10.0
Feb / -1°3973.610.20.6
Mar12° / 508.82.311.63.1
Apr17° / 559.60.413.25.6
May23° / 13°6510.8014.56.7
Jun27° / 17°7910.7015.26.5
Jul29° / 18°648.4014.95.9
Aug29° / 18°485.9013.86.2
Sep24° / 14°556.1012.37.6
Oct18° / 516.90.210.86.1
Nov11° / 486.91.69.52.9
Dec / -1°477.73.48.80.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58119
68119
78218
88218
98218
108218
118218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ruse gets around 48 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
322
421
521
620
720
819
919
1018
1118
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2118
2218
2319
2419
2520
2620
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
152643233
252643233
352643223
462743223
562742213
672842203
772941203
883041193
983141182
1083240172
1193340162
1293439152
1393639142
14103738141
15103838131
16103938121
17104038111
18104138101
19104237101
2011423791
2112423781
2212433680
2314433670
2415433570
2517433460
2619433260
2721433150
2823432950
2925422840
3028422640
3131422440

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:087:36
214.45:107:35
314.45:117:34
414.35:127:32
514.35:137:31
614.35:147:30
714.25:157:28
814.25:167:27
914.15:177:26
1014.15:197:24
1114.15:207:23
1214.05:217:21
1314.05:227:20
1413.95:237:18
1513.95:247:17
1613.85:257:15
1713.85:277:14
1813.75:287:12
1913.75:297:10
2013.65:307:09
2113.65:317:07
2213.55:327:05
2313.55:347:04
2413.55:357:02
2513.45:367:00
2613.45:376:58
2713.35:386:57
2813.35:396:55
2913.25:416:53
3013.25:426:51
3113.15:436:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
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215.6Bright
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235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ruse?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruse in August

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

In August, Ruse sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ruse in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ruse peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 19UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ruse in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ruse is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ruse's WHO annual average of 20.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1925 µg/m³Dec 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ruse?

Ruse sits at 43.8°N, 26.0°E, 39 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Giurgiu, 4.0 km away.

AlexandriaZimniceaSvishtovRazgradPopovoSector 4Olteniţa

Topography around Ruse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m.

The land around Ruse is covered by trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Giurgiu 4.0 km · Alexandria 52 km · Zimnicea 52 km · Svishtov 55 km · Razgrad 57 km · Popovo 60 km · Sector 4 60 km · Olteniţa 60 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 Ruse (43.8487°, 25.9534°, elevation 39 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).