Bansko
Bansko is a small town in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 916 m above sea level. It has a population of about 10,189 (2025). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jul–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Bansko at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in August
Average low in January
58 mm of rain
36 mm of rain
within 15 km
Weather in Bansko
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Showers · wind 1 km/h · humidity 95%
When to go to Bansko
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 29 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 37 | 25 |
| High | 4° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° |
| Low | -5° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -3° |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 36 | 46 | 59 | 77 |
| Wet days | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
What's on in Bansko
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Bansko
More museums: Ethnic and historical complex Radonova house · Nikola Vaptsarov · Къща-музей „Неофит Рилски“ · Neofit Rilski · Паисий Хилендарски · Permanent Icon Exhibition “Bansko Art School”
Outdoors around Bansko
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Bansko
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Bulgaria seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Bansko
Earthquakes around Bansko
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Towns and villages around Bansko
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Bansko from above
Postal code
Getting to Bansko
Places near Bansko
Places with a climate like Bansko
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
