Smolyan weather in September

In September, Smolyan sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 60 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Smolyan's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smolyan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 60 mm; 9.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:07 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Smolyan reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°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, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	19	9
26	19	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8

How September really feels in Smolyan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -4°	74	8.5	6.2	9.3	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	74	9.4	6.4	10.3	0.1
Mar	8° / -1°	96	12.8	6.4	11.7	1.4
Apr	13° / 3°	101	15.6	1.9	13.1	3.0
May	17° / 8°	133	17.3	0.1	14.3	4.7
Jun	22° / 11°	140	17	0	15	5.7
Jul	24° / 13°	98	12.6	0	14.7	6.9
Aug	24° / 13°	64	9.3	0	13.7	7.5
Sep	20° / 10°	60	9.1	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	15° / 6°	65	8.2	0.7	10.9	4.9
Nov	9° / 1°	81	8.2	2.2	9.7	2.1
Dec	4° / -3°	102	9.7	5.5	9	0.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	77	76	74	74	73	72	72	71	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	66	66	65	63	63	62	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56
Cloudier (%)	23	24	26	26	27	28	28	29	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	34	34	35	37	37	38	39	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Smolyan gets around 60 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	77	79	81	83	84	86	87	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95
Comfortable (%)	22	20	18	17	16	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5
Humid (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	79	20	1
3	81	18	1
4	83	17	0
5	84	16	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	93	7	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:51	6:50
2	12.9	5:53	6:49
3	12.9	5:54	6:47
4	12.8	5:55	6:45
5	12.8	5:56	6:43
6	12.7	5:57	6:42
7	12.7	5:58	6:40
8	12.7	5:59	6:38
9	12.6	6:00	6:36
10	12.6	6:01	6:34
11	12.5	6:02	6:33
12	12.5	6:03	6:31
13	12.4	6:04	6:29
14	12.4	6:05	6:27
15	12.3	6:06	6:25
16	12.3	6:07	6:24
17	12.2	6:08	6:22
18	12.2	6:09	6:20
19	12.1	6:10	6:18
20	12.1	6:11	6:16
21	12.0	6:13	6:15
22	12.0	6:14	6:13
23	11.9	6:15	6:11
24	11.9	6:16	6:09
25	11.8	6:17	6:08
26	11.8	6:18	6:06
27	11.7	6:19	6:04
28	11.7	6:20	6:02
29	11.7	6:21	6:00
30	11.6	6:22	5:59

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.54 kWh/m².

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 — September's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Smolyan?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Smolyan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Smolyan in September

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

In September, Smolyan sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Smolyan in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	7	9	9	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

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.

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

trees 78%

16 km

1,529 m

trees 89%

80 km

2,182 m

trees 61%

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← August Smolyan year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	19	9
26	19	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	79	20	1
3	81	18	1
4	83	17	0
5	84	16	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	93	7	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	19	9
26	19	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	79	20	1
3	81	18	1
4	83	17	0
5	84	16	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	93	7	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	19	9
26	19	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	79	20	1
3	81	18	1
4	83	17	0
5	84	16	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	89	11	0
10	90	10	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	93	7	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0