Stara Zagora weather in August

In August, Stara Zagora sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 41 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Stara Zagora's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stara Zagora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:29 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Stara Zagora is city in Stara Zagora municipality, Stara Zagora oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,417/km²
people per km²
Founded
~342 BCE

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Stara Zagora reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°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)
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22918
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52918
62918
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212917
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242817
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292716
302716
312716

How August really feels in Stara Zagora

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.

Stara Zagora 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°497.849.20.0
Feb / -1°477.43.210.31.0
Mar11° / 609.52.911.62.9
Apr16° / 60110.613.15.0
May22° / 11°8113.4014.46.1
Jun26° / 15°6812.50156.5
Jul28° / 17°599.5014.86.3
Aug29° / 17°416.7013.76.6
Sep24° / 13°476.9012.37.6
Oct18° / 5770.310.86.1
Nov11° / 5471.49.63.0
Dec / -1°608.43.28.90.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58614
68713
78713
88713
98713
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118812
128812
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239010
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258812
268812
278614
288614
298515
308416
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Stara Zagora gets around 41 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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227
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526
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724
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2019
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14354812
24354812
35354712
45364612
55374512
66374512
76384412
87394311
97404211
108414010
118423910
129433810
1310443710
141044369
151145349
161246349
171346338
181446328
191546327
201646327
211746316
221845315
232044315
242243304
252442304
262641294
272940283
283139273
293438262
303637252
313936232

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:137:34
214.35:147:32
314.35:157:31
414.25:177:30
514.25:187:29
614.15:197:28
714.15:207:26
814.15:217:25
914.05:227:24
1014.05:237:22
1113.95:247:21
1213.95:257:20
1313.95:267:18
1413.85:277:17
1513.85:287:15
1613.75:297:14
1713.75:307:12
1813.75:327:11
1913.65:337:09
2013.65:347:07
2113.55:357:06
2213.55:367:04
2313.45:377:03
2413.45:387:01
2513.35:396:59
2613.35:406:58
2713.25:416:56
2813.25:436:54
2913.25:446:53
3013.15:456:51
3113.15:466:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Stara Zagora?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Stara Zagora in August

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

In August, Stara Zagora sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Stara Zagora 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 Stara Zagora peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Stara Zagora in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Stara Zagora is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Stara Zagora's WHO annual average of 20.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2026 µg/m³Dec 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Stara Zagora?

Stara Zagora sits at 42.4°N, 25.6°E, 205 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Kazanlak, 29 km away.

KazanlakNova ZagoraChirpanDimitrovgradParvomayHaskovoGabrovoRakovski

Topography around Stara Zagora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stara Zagora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Stara Zagora is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
776 m
80 km
2,335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kazanlak 29 km · Nova Zagora 31 km · Chirpan 36 km · Dimitrovgrad 43 km · Parvomay 51 km · Haskovo 56 km · Gabrovo 56 km · Rakovski 58 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 Stara Zagora (42.432°, 25.6426°, elevation 205 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).