Silistra weather in August

In August, Silistra sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 37 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Silistra's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silistra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:20 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

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

Density
1,086/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 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Silistra 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 33°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
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103018
113018
123018
132918
142918
152918
162918
172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222917
232917
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292716
302716
312716

How August really feels in Silistra

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.

Silistra weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°457.24.79.10.0
Feb / -1°396.53.510.20.6
Mar11° / 498.82.311.62.8
Apr17° / 488.90.213.25.4
May22° / 12°579.5014.56.8
Jun27° / 16°6210015.26.8
Jul29° / 18°5080156.2
Aug29° / 18°375.7013.86.5
Sep24° / 14°515.9012.37.7
Oct18° / 496.50.110.86.1
Nov11° / 456.41.39.42.9
Dec / -1°467.53.48.80.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38119
48119
58119
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118317
128317
138317
148317
158317
168317
178317
188317
198317
208317
218218
228218
238218
248119
258119
268020
277921
287921
297822
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Silistra gets around 37 mm of rain over 5.7 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
520
620
719
819
919
1018
1118
1217
1317
1417
1517
1616
1716
1817
1917
2017
2118
2218
2318
2419
2519
2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142741262
252741252
352741242
452842232
562841232
672841222
772841212
882941202
983041192
1093041182
1193141172
12103241162
13103341152
14103441141
15103540131
16113640121
17113740121
18113839111
19113839111
20113939101
21123938101
2213403791
2314403791
2415403690
2516413580
2618403380
2720403270
2822403170
2924402960
3027392860
3129392650

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
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 5:03 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:037:31
214.45:047:30
314.45:057:29
414.45:067:28
514.35:077:26
614.35:087:25
714.25:097:24
814.25:107:22
914.25:127:21
1014.15:137:20
1114.15:147:18
1214.05:157:17
1314.05:167:15
1413.95:177:14
1513.95:197:12
1613.85:207:10
1713.85:217:09
1813.85:227:07
1913.75:237:06
2013.75:247:04
2113.65:267:02
2213.65:277:01
2313.55:286:59
2413.55:296:57
2513.45:306:55
2613.45:316:54
2713.35:336:52
2813.35:346:50
2913.25:356:48
3013.25:366:46
3113.15:376:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.65 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
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Silistra?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Silistra in August

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

In August, Silistra 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 Silistra in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Silistra 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Silistra?

Silistra sits at 44.1°N, 27.3°E, 25 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Olteniţa, 50 km away.

OlteniţaFeteştiFetești-GarăCernavodăDobrichMedgidia

Topography around Silistra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silistra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Silistra is covered by trees (30%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Olteniţa 50 km · Slobozia 50 km · Feteşti 54 km · Fetești-Gară 56 km · Cernavodă 66 km · Dobrich 77 km · Medgidia 83 km · Urziceni 83 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 Silistra (44.1171°, 27.2606°, elevation 25 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).