Samokov weather in June

In June, Samokov sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 132 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Samokov's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samokov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:54 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Samokov reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°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, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Samokov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June 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 June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
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75446
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Samokov gets around 132 mm of rain over 17.8 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2982
3982
4973
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6964
7955
8946
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10937
11928
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Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:587:49
214.94:577:50
314.94:577:51
414.94:567:51
514.94:567:52
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.27 kWh/m².

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 — June's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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36.0Intense
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306.4Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Samokov?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Samokov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Samokov in June

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

In June, Samokov sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Samokov in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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.

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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
June 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).