Stara Zagora weather in June

In June, Stara Zagora sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Stara Zagora's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stara Zagora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical June day in Stara Zagora reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Stara Zagora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June 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 June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
56040
66040
76139
86238
96238
106337
116436
126535
136634
146733
156832
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217327
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307822

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Stara Zagora gets around 68 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
249
348
448
548
647
747
846
946
1045
1144
1243
1343
1442
1541
1640
1739
1839
1938
2038
2138
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14342150
24143160
33943180
43644190
53445201
63245221
72946241
82746252
92546272
102346292
112145313
122045323
131944334
141843354
151742365
161741376
171740376
181739387
191738387
201737397
211736398
221735398
231835399
241834399
251834399
261833399
2718333910
2818333910
2918334010
3018324010

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, 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
17calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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86calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:497:41
214.94:487:42
314.94:487:43
414.94:487:43
514.94:477:44
615.04:477:45
715.04:467:45
815.04:467:46
915.04:467:47
1015.04:467:47
1115.04:457:48
1215.14:457:48
1315.14:457:49
1415.14:457:49
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2015.14:457:52
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2215.14:467:52
2315.14:467:53
2415.14:467:53
2515.14:467:53
2615.14:477:53
2715.14:477:53
2815.14:477:53
2915.14:487:53
3015.14:487:53

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.49 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Stara Zagora?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June 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 June

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

In June, Stara Zagora sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Stara Zagora in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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
June 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).