Svilengrad weather in August

In August, Svilengrad sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.5 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Svilengrad's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svilengrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:28 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Svilengrad is city in Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
213/km²
people per km²

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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Svilengrad reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Svilengrad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Svilengrad 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 / -0°547.42.79.31.0
Feb / 496.9210.32.0
Mar13° / 578.61.411.73.8
Apr18° / 467.80.113.16.1
May24° / 12°529014.37.1
Jun28° / 17°417.90156.3
Jul31° / 19°365.5014.75.1
Aug32° / 19°203.5013.75.1
Sep27° / 15°304.3012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°635.90.110.97.1
Nov14° / 576.50.49.64.4
Dec / 648.22.391.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
49010
59010
6919
7919
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13928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Svilengrad gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110384111
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511384110
611394010
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81240399
91341389
101341378
111442368
121542367
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151744336
161844325
171945315
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192145304
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212345283
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232644273
242844262
252943262
263142252
273341242
283541232
293640222
303839212
314038202

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:137:30
214.25:147:29
314.25:157:27
414.25:167:26
514.15:177:25
614.15:187:24
714.15:197:23
814.05:207:21
914.05:217:20
1013.95:227:19
1113.95:237:17
1213.95:247:16
1313.85:257:15
1413.85:267:13
1513.75:277:12
1613.75:287:10
1713.75:297:09
1813.65:317:07
1913.65:327:06
2013.55:337:04
2113.55:347:03
2213.45:357:01
2313.45:366:59
2413.35:376:58
2513.35:386:56
2613.35:396:55
2713.25:406:53
2813.25:416:51
2913.15:426:50
3013.15:436:48
3113.05:446:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Svilengrad?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Svilengrad in August

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

In August, Svilengrad sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Svilengrad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Svilengrad peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 14UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svilengrad 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 Svilengrad 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 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Svilengrad?

Svilengrad sits at 41.8°N, 26.2°E, 60 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Harmanli, 31 km away.

HarmanliEdirneOrestiádaHaskovoDimitrovgradUzunköprüKardzhaliNova Zagora

Topography around Svilengrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svilengrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,242 m.

The land around Svilengrad is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), trees (31%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
651 m
80 km
1,242 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Harmanli 31 km · Edirne 31 km · Orestiáda 40 km · Haskovo 56 km · Dimitrovgrad 59 km · Uzunköprü 69 km · Kardzhali 70 km · Nova Zagora 81 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 Svilengrad (41.7684°, 26.1977°, elevation 60 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).