Shumen weather in July

In July, Shumen sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.5 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shumen's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shumen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:51 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
531/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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shumen reaches about 28°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 24°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 Shumen

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.

Shumen 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°477.54.59.20.0
Feb / -1°437.44.110.20.7
Mar11° / 528.82.811.62.6
Apr16° / 529.70.413.25.0
May21° / 11°6110.9014.56.5
Jun26° / 15°6310.2015.16.8
Jul28° / 17°548.5014.96.6
Aug28° / 17°376.2013.86.8
Sep24° / 13°506.4012.37.6
Oct17° / 516.70.310.85.9
Nov11° / 466.61.29.52.9
Dec / -1°5083.48.90.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27723
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67822
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shumen gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
532
632
731
831
930
1030
1129
1228
1328
1427
1526
1626
1725
1825
1924
2024
2124
2223
2323
2423
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2724
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3125

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 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1113242150
2113242150
3113242150
4113142150
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6123142150
7123042150
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18103340170
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2183241190
2273242190
2363242200
2463143200
2553043210
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 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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69calm
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:417:51
215.24:417:51
315.14:427:51
415.14:427:50
515.14:437:50
615.14:437:50
715.14:447:50
815.14:457:49
915.14:457:49
1015.04:467:48
1115.04:477:48
1215.04:477:48
1315.04:487:47
1415.04:497:46
1514.94:507:46
1614.94:517:45
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1814.94:527:44
1914.84:537:43
2014.84:547:42
2114.84:557:42
2214.74:567:41
2314.74:577:40
2414.74:587:39
2514.74:597:38
2614.65:007:37
2714.65:017:36
2814.65:027:35
2914.55:037:34
3014.55:047:33
3114.45:057:32

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.38 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
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Shumen?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shumen in July

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

In July, Shumen sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Shumen 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 Shumen peaks around July 18 at about 9 (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 18UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shumen?

Shumen sits at 43.3°N, 26.9°E, 237 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Targovishte, 28 km away.

TargovishteRazgradPopovoAytosKarnobatAsparuhovoVarnaDobrich

Topography around Shumen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shumen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Shumen is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Targovishte 28 km · Razgrad 44 km · Popovo 56 km · Aytos 69 km · Karnobat 69 km · Asparuhovo 79 km · Varna 80 km · Dobrich 80 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 Shumen (43.2706°, 26.9229°, elevation 237 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).