Yambol weather in August

In August, Yambol sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.6 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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Yambol's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yambol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:26 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

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

Density
702/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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Yambol 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 26°C and 34°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113018
123018
133018
143018
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242917
252917
262917
272917
282917
292817
302817
312816

How August really feels in Yambol

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.

Yambol 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 / -1°487.33.29.20.3
Feb / 466.82.510.31.4
Mar12° / 568.71.811.63.2
Apr17° / 508.90.313.15.5
May22° / 12°5810.7014.46.7
Jun27° / 16°489.8015.16.7
Jul29° / 18°437.6014.86.0
Aug30° / 18°274.6013.76.2
Sep25° / 14°385.1012.37.8
Oct19° / 5460.110.86.5
Nov12° / 5470.89.63.5
Dec / 598.22.68.90.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
108812
118812
128812
138911
148911
158911
168911
179010
189010
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219010
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239010
248911
258812
268812
278614
288614
298416
308416
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yambol gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.6 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
419
518
618
717
816
916
1015
1115
1215
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2415
2515
2615
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142848191
242848191
342848191
442947181
542947181
653047171
753146171
863246161
963345151
1063444141
1173544141
1273643131
1383742131
1483841121
1593940121
1694040111
17104039100
18104139100
1911413990
2011423880
2112423880
2214413870
2315413760
2417413760
2518403650
2621393550
2723393440
2825383340
2927383140
3030373030
3132372830

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:10 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:107:30
214.35:117:29
314.35:127:28
414.25:137:27
514.25:147:26
614.25:157:24
714.15:167:23
814.15:177:22
914.05:187:20
1014.05:197:19
1114.05:207:18
1213.95:227:16
1313.95:237:15
1413.85:247:13
1513.85:257:12
1613.75:267:10
1713.75:277:09
1813.75:287:07
1913.65:297:06
2013.65:307:04
2113.55:317:03
2213.55:327:01
2313.45:346:59
2413.45:356:58
2513.35:366:56
2613.35:376:54
2713.25:386:53
2813.25:396:51
2913.25:406:49
3013.15:416:48
3113.15:426:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yambol?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yambol in August

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

In August, Yambol sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yambol 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 Yambol peaks around July 17 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Yambol 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 Yambol 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 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yambol?

Yambol sits at 42.5°N, 26.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Sliven, 27 km away.

Nova ZagoraKarnobatAytosStara ZagoraHarmanliBurgasSvilengrad

Topography around Yambol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yambol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,518 m.

The land around Yambol is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
1,518 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sliven 27 km · Nova Zagora 40 km · Karnobat 44 km · Aytos 66 km · Stara Zagora 71 km · Harmanli 79 km · Burgas 79 km · Svilengrad 83 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 Yambol (42.4824°, 26.5001°, elevation 115 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).