Bansko, Bulgaria

Bansko sits in mountain country in Bulgaria, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the July peak reaches a 98/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 27°C — a solid base for an outdoors-led escape.

The year runs from average lows of -4°C in January to highs of 27°C in July. Rain is most likely in May, when about 44% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in August (16%). If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on June–August.

Averaged by season, sun scores land at 67 for spring, 98 for summer, 71 for autumn and 53 for winter — with typical afternoons of 15°, 26°, 17° and 7°C respectively. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 53). A practical compromise is June — the edge of the warm window, averaging 24°C with a 97 sun score.

Best months to visit Bansko

The best month on record is July — a 98/100 sun score, built on 27% cloud cover and 18% rain-day odds — followed by August and June. Anything in May–October clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip November if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 49/100.

For context: in July, Bansko is drier than 84% of the mountain destinations we track.

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Right now the 15-day outlook shows 4 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 3 with real rain risk, with temperatures between -4°C and 14°C — which is how Bansko earns its current 45/100 sun score.