Pirot weather in July

In July, Pirot sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 71 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pirot's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:08 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Pirot is city in Serbia.

Density
33/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pirot reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Pirot

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pirot weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°499.57.59.20.0
Feb / -4°469.67.410.20.2
Mar / -0°6511.86.111.62.0
Apr15° / 7712.71.513.14.1
May19° / 8714.30.114.45.6
Jun23° / 12°8613.4015.16.4
Jul25° / 14°7110.7014.97.0
Aug26° / 14°518.5013.87.4
Sep21° / 10°528012.37.0
Oct16° / 527.80.710.85.1
Nov / 488.23.19.52.0
Dec / -3°5610.37.48.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37228
47228
57228
67327
77327
87327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pirot gets around 71 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1035
1135
1234
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13941200
23842200
33842200
43743190
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63743190
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83744191
93744191
103744191
113843181
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173743191
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193643211
203543221
213443231
223343241
233143251
243043261
252944271
262744281
272645291
282445301
292346301
302246311
312147311

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:58 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.23:587:08
215.13:597:08
315.13:597:07
415.14:007:07
515.14:007:07
615.14:017:07
715.14:027:06
815.14:027:06
915.04:037:06
1015.04:047:05
1115.04:047:05
1215.04:057:04
1315.04:067:04
1414.94:077:03
1514.94:087:03
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1714.94:097:02
1814.84:107:01
1914.84:117:00
2014.84:126:59
2114.84:136:59
2214.74:146:58
2314.74:156:57
2414.74:166:56
2514.64:176:55
2614.64:186:54
2714.64:196:53
2814.54:206:52
2914.54:216:51
3014.54:226:50
3114.44:236:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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96.3Intense
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186.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pirot?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pirot in July

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

In July, Pirot sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Pirot in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Pirot peaks around July 12 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 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pirot?

Pirot sits at 43.2°N, 22.6°E, 371 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 45 km away.

BerkovitsaKnjazevacLeskovacNišMontanaPernikSokobanja

Topography around Pirot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Pirot is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
1,056 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Berkovitsa 45 km · Knjazevac 53 km · Leskovac 55 km · Niš 59 km · Montana 59 km · Pernik 72 km · Sofia 79 km · Sokobanja 79 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Pirot (43.1531°, 22.5861°, elevation 371 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).