Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bansko features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-5 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1176 mm (46.3 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bansko enjoys an average of 3782 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 10 minutes to 15 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Bansko are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 18 °C (59 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (27 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bansko experiences 22 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 128 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Average high | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (27°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -7°C (20°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Bansko, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria with other places around the world.
Bansko usually has the most precipitation in May, June and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bansko are February, September and October. On average, 69 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) | 73 (2.9) | 116 (4.6) | 102 (4.0) | 117 (4.6) | 158 (6.2) | 111 (4.4) | 75 (3.0) | 58 (2.3) | 75 (3.0) | 78 (3.1) | 129 (5.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Bansko are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bansko: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182 | 239 | 297 | 340 | 399 | 400 | 426 | 398 | 345 | 293 | 234 | 225 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 30m | 10h 35m | 11h 57m | 13h 21m | 14h 33m | 15h 9m | 14h 50m | 13h 47m | 12h 26m | 11h 2m | 9h 48m | 9h 10m |
Bansko experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bansko UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |