Svishtov weather in August

In August, Svishtov sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 46 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Svishtov's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svishtov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:28 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Svishtov is city in Svishtov municipality, Veliko Tarnovo oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
273/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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Svishtov reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°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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How August really feels in Svishtov

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.

Svishtov weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°417.24.29.10.0
Feb / -1°396.93.410.20.9
Mar12° / 508.92.411.63.5
Apr18° / 538.80.313.26.0
May24° / 13°7111.2014.56.8
Jun28° / 17°7811.4015.26.1
Jul30° / 19°729.2014.95.4
Aug30° / 18°466.4013.85.8
Sep25° / 14°496.2012.37.6
Oct19° / 486.80.210.86.4
Nov11° / 446.91.69.53.0
Dec / -2°457.43.68.80.2

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 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58020
68119
78218
88218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Svishtov gets around 46 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
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623
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132240313
232240313
342340303
442340293
542441283
642541273
752541263
852741253
962841233
1062941222
1163041212
1263241192
1363341182
1473540171
1573640161
1673740151
1773840141
1873940131
1983939131
2094039121
21104038120
22114038110
23124037110
24144036100
25164034100
26184033100
2720393190
2823392990
2925392780
3028392680
3130392470

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:117:38
214.45:137:37
314.45:147:35
414.35:157:34
514.35:167:33
614.25:177:32
714.25:187:30
814.25:197:29
914.15:207:27
1014.15:217:26
1114.05:237:25
1214.05:247:23
1313.95:257:22
1413.95:267:20
1513.95:277:19
1613.85:287:17
1713.85:297:16
1813.75:317:14
1913.75:327:12
2013.65:337:11
2113.65:347:09
2213.55:357:07
2313.55:367:06
2413.45:387:04
2513.45:397:02
2613.35:407:01
2713.35:416:59
2813.25:426:57
2913.25:436:55
3013.25:446:53
3113.15:466:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Svishtov?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Svishtov in August

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

In August, Svishtov sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Svishtov in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Svishtov peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svishtov?

Svishtov sits at 43.6°N, 25.4°E, 74 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Zimnicea, 4.0 km away.

AlexandriaTurnu MăgureleRuseGiurgiuGorna OryahovitsaRoșiorii de VedePleven

Topography around Svishtov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svishtov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Svishtov is covered by trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
788 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Zimnicea 4.0 km · Alexandria 41 km · Turnu Măgurele 41 km · Ruse 55 km · Giurgiu 58 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 62 km · Roșiorii de Vede 63 km · Pleven 63 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 Svishtov (43.6187°, 25.3503°, elevation 74 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).