Samokov weather in July

In July, Samokov sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 110 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Samokov's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samokov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:07 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Samokov is city in Samokov municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
208/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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Samokov reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°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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22211
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How July really feels in Samokov

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.

Samokov 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 / -6°549.58.79.30.0
Feb / -5°569.6910.30.0
Mar / -2°8213.79.411.60.8
Apr12° / 9816.83.713.12.6
May17° / 13118.90.414.44.2
Jun20° / 10°13217.80155.4
Jul23° / 12°11014.6014.86.4
Aug23° / 12°7710.6013.77.1
Sep19° / 6710.10.112.36.2
Oct14° / 618.71.310.84.3
Nov / -0°498.13.69.61.5
Dec / -5°6510.17.990.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47228
57228
67228
77327
87426
97426
107426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Samokov gets around 110 mm of rain over 14.6 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 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
651
751
851
950
1049
1149
1248
1347
1446
1545
1645
1744
1844
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177230
277230
376240
476240
575250
675250
773261
873261
973261
1073261
1173261
1273261
1373261
1472271
1572271
1672271
1772271
1871281
1970291
2069301
2168311
2267321
2366331
2464351
2563361
2662371
2761381
2861381
2960391
3060391
3159401

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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65calm
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115calm
125calm
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155calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 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 4:57 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:578:01
215.14:588:01
315.04:588:01
415.04:598:01
515.04:598:00
615.05:008:00
715.05:008:00
815.05:018:00
915.05:027:59
1014.95:027:59
1114.95:037:58
1214.95:047:58
1314.95:057:57
1414.95:057:57
1514.85:067:56
1614.85:077:56
1714.85:087:55
1814.85:097:54
1914.75:107:54
2014.75:107:53
2114.75:117:52
2214.75:127:51
2314.65:137:51
2414.65:147:50
2514.65:157:49
2614.55:167:48
2714.55:177:47
2814.55:187:46
2914.45:197:45
3014.45:207:44
3114.45:217:43

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.29 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
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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186.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Samokov?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Samokov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Samokov in July

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

In July, Samokov sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Samokov 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 Samokov 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Samokov?

Samokov sits at 42.3°N, 23.6°E, 956 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Dupnitsa, 37 km away.

DupnitsaSofiaVelingradPernikBlagoevgradPanagyurishteBanskoPazardzhik

Topography around Samokov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samokov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 969 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Samokov is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
2,179 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Dupnitsa 37 km · Sofia 44 km · Velingrad 50 km · Pernik 52 km · Blagoevgrad 52 km · Panagyurishte 55 km · Bansko 56 km · Pazardzhik 66 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 Samokov (42.3385°, 23.5581°, elevation 956 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).