Sliven weather in July

In July, Sliven sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 89 mm of rain across 11.7 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Sliven's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sliven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:55 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
432/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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sliven reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°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)
12616
22616
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How July really feels in Sliven

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.

Sliven 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°537.75.19.20.0
Feb / -2°5485.110.30.3
Mar10° / 6710.74.311.62.0
Apr15° / 7512.30.913.14.2
May20° / 10°10614.5014.45.7
Jun24° / 14°10014015.16.3
Jul27° / 16°8911.7014.86.7
Aug27° / 16°568013.77.2
Sep22° / 12°587.8012.37.3
Oct16° / 637.80.410.85.4
Nov10° / 587.42.19.62.3
Dec / -1°638.64.58.90.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67426
77525
87525
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sliven gets around 89 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
541
641
741
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1039
1139
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12234396
22233396
32233406
42232406
52232416
62231415
72131425
82132425
92132425
102132415
112133415
122034415
132035405
141936405
151937395
161838395
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181640396
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201441396
211341406
221241407
231141417
241041418
25941428
26840439
27839449
28739459
29738469
307374610
316374710

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
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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 4:45 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:457:51
215.14:457:51
315.14:467:51
415.14:467:51
515.14:477:50
615.04:487:50
715.04:487:50
815.04:497:50
915.04:507:49
1015.04:507:49
1115.04:517:48
1214.94:527:48
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1414.94:537:47
1514.94:547:46
1614.84:557:46
1714.84:567:45
1814.84:577:44
1914.84:577:44
2014.74:587:43
2114.74:597:42
2214.75:007:41
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2414.65:027:40
2514.65:037:39
2614.65:047:38
2714.55:057:37
2814.55:067:36
2914.55:077:35
3014.45:087:34
3114.45:097:33

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.45 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sliven?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sliven in July

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

In July, Sliven sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Sliven 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 Sliven peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sliven in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sliven is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sliven?

Sliven sits at 42.7°N, 26.3°E, 281 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Yambol, 27 km away.

Nova ZagoraKarnobatStara ZagoraTargovishteGorna OryahovitsaVeliko TarnovoPopovo

Topography around Sliven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sliven has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,510 m.

The land around Sliven is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
598 m
16 km
1,041 m
80 km
1,510 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Yambol 27 km · Nova Zagora 34 km · Karnobat 54 km · Stara Zagora 63 km · Targovishte 66 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 71 km · Veliko Tarnovo 72 km · Popovo 74 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 Sliven (42.6861°, 26.3256°, elevation 281 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).