Smolyan weather in July

In July, Smolyan sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 98 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Smolyan's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smolyan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:05 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

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

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
228/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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Smolyan reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Smolyan

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.

Smolyan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°748.56.29.30.0
Feb / -4°749.46.410.30.1
Mar / -1°9612.86.411.71.4
Apr13° / 10115.61.913.13.0
May17° / 13317.30.114.34.7
Jun22° / 11°140170155.7
Jul24° / 13°9812.6014.76.9
Aug24° / 13°649.3013.77.5
Sep20° / 10°609.1012.36.7
Oct15° / 658.20.710.94.9
Nov / 818.22.29.72.1
Dec / -3°1029.75.590.1

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 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47327
57327
67426
77525
87525
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Smolyan gets around 98 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
548
648
747
846
945
1044
1143
1242
1341
1440
1538
1637
1737
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2836
2937
3037
3137

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464311
2454411
3444411
4444511
5444511
6434511
7444511
8444511
9444511
10454411
11454410
12464410
13474410
1447439
1547439
1648439
1748449
1847449
1947449
2046459
2145469
2244479
2343489
2442499
2541509
26405010
27395110
28385210
29385210
30375310
31375310

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 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 4:55 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:557:54
215.04:567:54
315.04:567:54
414.94:577:53
514.94:577:53
614.94:587:53
714.94:587:53
814.94:597:52
914.95:007:52
1014.95:007:52
1114.85:017:51
1214.85:027:51
1314.85:027:50
1414.85:037:50
1514.85:047:49
1614.75:057:49
1714.75:067:48
1814.75:067:48
1914.75:077:47
2014.65:087:46
2114.65:097:45
2214.65:107:45
2314.65:117:44
2414.55:127:43
2514.55:137:42
2614.55:137:41
2714.45:147:40
2814.45:157:39
2914.45:167:38
3014.35:177:37
3114.35:187:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.54 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Smolyan?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Smolyan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Smolyan in July

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

In July, Smolyan sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Smolyan 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 Smolyan peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 22UV 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 Smolyan?

Smolyan sits at 41.6°N, 24.7°E, 921 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Asenovgrad, 51 km away.

AsenovgradXánthiKardzhaliPeshteraPlovdivDrámaParvomay

Topography around Smolyan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smolyan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m around an average of 1,111 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 m.

The land around Smolyan is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
780 m
16 km
1,529 m
80 km
2,182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Asenovgrad 51 km · Xánthi 51 km · Kardzhali 55 km · Peshtera 61 km · Plovdiv 65 km · Dráma 66 km · Parvomay 72 km · Kavala 75 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 Smolyan (41.5744°, 24.712°, elevation 921 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).