Vratsa weather in August

In August, Vratsa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 55 mm of rain across 6.9 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Vratsa's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vratsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Vratsa is city in Vratsa municipality, Vratsa oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
333/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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vratsa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°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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22817
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52816
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How August really feels in Vratsa

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.

Vratsa 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 / -4°488.45.89.20.0
Feb / -3°478.35.310.20.5
Mar11° / 7011.13.911.62.6
Apr16° / 8311.60.813.24.9
May21° / 11°9413.6014.46.0
Jun25° / 14°9312.5015.16.6
Jul27° / 16°779.6014.96.9
Aug27° / 16°556.9013.87.4
Sep23° / 12°647.6012.37.4
Oct17° / 587.70.510.85.6
Nov10° / 457.31.99.52.5
Dec / -3°539.35.38.90.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47921
57921
67921
78119
88119
98119
108218
118218
128218
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307624
317525

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vratsa gets around 55 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
627
726
825
925
1024
1124
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1721
1821
1920
2020
2120
2220
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2420
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3022
3122

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18344710
28344711
38344711
49354611
59354510
610364410
711374310
81237429
91338419
101438399
111538388
121639378
131739368
141839358
151940337
162041327
172241316
182342306
192442295
202542295
212642284
222742273
232942263
243042253
253242242
263341232
273541222
283741211
293941191
304140181
314340160

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
16calm
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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 5:20 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:207:44
214.45:217:43
314.35:227:41
414.35:237:40
514.25:247:39
614.25:257:38
714.25:267:36
814.15:277:35
914.15:287:34
1014.05:307:32
1114.05:317:31
1214.05:327:29
1313.95:337:28
1413.95:347:26
1513.85:357:25
1613.85:367:23
1713.75:377:22
1813.75:387:20
1913.75:407:19
2013.65:417:17
2113.65:427:15
2213.55:437:14
2313.55:447:12
2413.45:457:11
2513.45:467:09
2613.35:487:07
2713.35:497:05
2813.25:507:04
2913.25:517:02
3013.15:527:00
3113.15:536:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vratsa?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Vratsa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vratsa in August

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

In August, Vratsa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vratsa 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 Vratsa peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vratsa?

Vratsa sits at 43.2°N, 23.6°E, 352 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 36 km away.

BerkovitsaMontanaBotevgradSofiaLomPirotPernikPleven

Topography around Vratsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vratsa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,251 m.

The land around Vratsa is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
703 m
16 km
1,326 m
80 km
2,251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Berkovitsa 36 km · Montana 36 km · Botevgrad 38 km · Sofia 60 km · Lom 74 km · Pirot 79 km · Pernik 81 km · Pleven 88 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 Vratsa (43.2105°, 23.5631°, elevation 352 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).