Editing Sandanski (section)

==Geography==
Sandanski is located in the [[Sandanski–Petrich Valley]], surrounded by the [[Pirin]], [[Belasica|Belasitsa]] and [[Ograzhden (mountain)|Ograzhden]] mountain ranges. The town is about 160&nbsp;km south from Bulgaria's capital [[Sofia]] along the major [[European route E79|European Route E79]]. Following the same route at almost the same distance is [[Thessaloniki]], Greece's second largest city.

Sandanski has developed in an amphitheatrical fashion on the outer south-west flanks of Pirin Mountains along the lower reaches of [[Sandanska Bistritsa]] River. The town's altitude varies between 240 and 300 meters. Its geographical location between [[Kresna Gorge|Kresna]] and [[Rupel Gorge]]s determines the town's mild winter and unpleasant summer temperatures. Statistically Sandanski has the warmest temperatures in Bulgaria with a total of around 2700 annual sunshine hours.

Within a short drive from Sandanski is [[Melnik, Bulgaria|Melnik]], the smallest town in Bulgaria in terms of population, but an attractive tourist destination for its authentic architecture and wine production. In a close proximity are the village of [[Rozhen, Bulgaria|Rozhen]] and [[Rozhen Monastery]]. The [[Ancient Roman]] city of [[Parthicopolis]] was located nearby.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kantor |first1=Georgy |editor1-last=Lavan |editor1-first=Myles |editor2-last=Ando |editor2-first=Clifford |title=Roman and local citizenship in the long second century CE |date=2021 |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-757389-1 |page=236 n. 21}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Sandclima.png|thumb|Climate of Sandanski]]
Sandanski has a [[temperate climate]] (Köppen Climate Classification: Cfa). Summers are very hot and dry with occasional thunderstorms and during heat waves the temperature may exceed 40&nbsp;°C reaching to 45&nbsp;°C, the highest recorded temperature in the city. Winters are damp and relatively mild, lasting for about three months from December through February. Springs and falls are generally about two months each. The summer is the longest season in Sandanski, lasting 4 months – from early June to late September. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year except for July and August when droughts often occur.




'''Climate table:'''
{{Weather box
|location = Sandanski (1991–2020), Extremes 1961-2020
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
| Jan record high C =18.7
| Feb record high C =22.8
| Mar record high C =27.8
| Apr record high C =32.2
| May record high C =36.0
| Jun record high C =42.0
| Jul record high C =44.6
| Aug record high C =42.4
| Sep record high C =38.9
| Oct record high C =33.4
| Nov record high C =27.0
| Dec record high C =22.9
| year record high C =
| Jan high C  =7.7
| Feb high C  =11.1
| Mar high C  =15.5
| Apr high C  =20.3
| May high C  =25.6
| Jun high C  =30.4
| Jul high C  =33.3
| Aug high C  =33.6
| Sep high C  =28.1
| Oct high C  =21.4
| Nov high C  =14.6
| Dec high C  =8.6
| year high C =
| Jan mean C  =3.1
| Feb mean C  =5.5
| Mar mean C  =9.4
| Apr mean C  =13.9
| May mean C  =18.9
| Jun mean C  =23.4
| Jul mean C  =25.9
| Aug mean C  =25.9
| Sep mean C  =20.9
| Oct mean C  =14.9
| Nov mean C  =9.2
| Dec mean C  =4.2
| year mean C =
| Jan low C  =-0.7
| Feb low C  =1.0
| Mar low C  =4.2
| Apr low C  =8.1
| May low C  =12.7
| Jun low C  =16.7
| Jul low C  =18.9
| Aug low C  =19.0
| Sep low C  =14.7
| Oct low C  =10.0
| Nov low C  =5.1
| Dec low C  =0.7
| year low C =
| Jan record low C  =-21.0
| Feb record low C  =-13.9
| Mar record low C  =-10.4
| Apr record low C  =-6.5
| May record low C  =1.8
| Jun record low C  =5.9
| Jul record low C  =10.0
| Aug record low C  =8.2
| Sep record low C  =3.0
| Oct record low C  =-2.7
| Nov record low C  =-12.0
| Dec record low C  =-16.2
| year record low C =
| precipitation colour  = green
| Jan precipitation mm  =39
| Feb precipitation mm  =34
| Mar precipitation mm  =44
| Apr precipitation mm  =43
| May precipitation mm  =45
| Jun precipitation mm  =47
| Jul precipitation mm  =34
| Aug precipitation mm  =30
| Sep precipitation mm  =37
| Oct precipitation mm  =51
| Nov precipitation mm  =46
| Dec precipitation mm  =55
| year precipitation mm =
| unit precipitation days =  1.0 mm
| precip days colour      =  
| Jan precipitation days  =6
| Feb precipitation days  =6
| Mar precipitation days  =6
| Apr precipitation days  =6
| May precipitation days  =7
| Jun precipitation days  =6
| Jul precipitation days  =5
| Aug precipitation days  =3
| Sep precipitation days  =5
| Oct precipitation days  =5
| Nov precipitation days  =6
| Dec precipitation days  =7
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity    =75
| Feb humidity    =71
| Mar humidity    =66
| Apr humidity    =62
| May humidity    =62
| Jun humidity    =59
| Jul humidity    =54
| Aug humidity    =55
| Sep humidity    =59
| Oct humidity    =67
| Nov humidity    =77
| Dec humidity    =78
| year humidity   =
| Jan sun  =126
| Feb sun  =146
| Mar sun  =195
| Apr sun  =217
| May sun  =268
| Jun sun  =310
| Jul sun  =350
| Aug sun  =334
| Sep sun  =254
| Oct sun  =197
| Nov sun  =134
| Dec sun  =110
| year sun =
| Jan light = 9.6
| Feb light = 10.6
| Mar light = 12.0
| Apr light = 13.4
| May light = 14.5
| Jun light = 15.1
| Jul light = 14.8
| Aug light = 13.8
| Sep light = 12.5
| Oct light = 11.1
| Nov light = 9.9
| Dec light = 9.2
| year light= 
|source = NOAA NCEI<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Bulgaria/CSV/Sandanski_15712.csv |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Bulgaria-Sandanski |access-date=2024-01-11 |publisher=NOAA |format=CSV}}</ref>(Humidity 1961-1990<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-VI/BU/15712.TXT |title=Station Name: Sandanski   WMO Station Number: 15712 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=NOAA}}</ref>)Weather atlas(Daylight hours)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/bulgaria/sandanski-climate |title=Climate and monthly weather forecast: Sandanski, Bulgaria |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Weather Atlas}}</ref>

}}
{{Weather box
|location = Sandanski (1981–2010), Precipitation (2010-2020)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 18.0
|Feb record high C = 21.9
|Mar record high C = 30.0
|Apr record high C = 31.5
|May record high C = 36.8
|Jun record high C = 42.0
|Jul record high C = 44.6
|Aug record high C = 42.5
|Sep record high C = 38.7
|Oct record high C = 34.6
|Nov record high C = 26.0
|Dec record high C = 22.9
|year record high C = 44.6
|Jan high C = 7.0
|Feb high C = 10.2
|Mar high C = 14.9
|Apr high C = 20.5
|May high C = 26.5
|Jun high C = 30.1
|Jul high C = 32.9
|Aug high C = 32.8
|Sep high C = 28.9
|Oct high C = 22.3
|Nov high C = 15.5
|Dec high C = 9.7
|year high C = 20.9
|Jan mean C = 3.5
|Feb mean C = 5.6
|Mar mean C = 9.5
|Apr mean C = 14.5
|May mean C = 19.5
|Jun mean C = 24.2
|Jul mean C = 27.6
|Aug mean C = 27.3
|Sep mean C = 21.7
|Oct mean C = 15.6
|Nov mean C = 10.5
|Dec mean C = 4.9
|year mean C = 15.4
|Jan low C = -0.1
|Feb low C = 1.0
|Mar low C = 4.5
|Apr low C = 9.1
|May low C = 13.5
|Jun low C = 17.1
|Jul low C = 19.5
|Aug low C = 19.3
|Sep low C = 15.3
|Oct low C = 10.7
|Nov low C = 5.2
|Dec low C = 1.7
|year low C = 9.7
|Jan record low C = -21.0
|Feb record low C = -15.3
|Mar record low C = -9.4
|Apr record low C = -4.3
|May record low C = 1.5
|Jun record low C = 6.7
|Jul record low C = 8.8
|Aug record low C = 6.5
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = -2.1
|Nov record low C = -7.5
|Dec record low C = -16.9
|year record low C = -21.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 43.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 38.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 53.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.9
|May precipitation mm = 43.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 29.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 30.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 40.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 54.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 47.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 50.3
|year precipitation mm = 527.3

|unit precipitation days = 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.3
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 5.2
|Apr precipitation days = 6.2
|May precipitation days = 6.9
|Jun precipitation days = 5.6
|Jul precipitation days = 4.5
|Aug precipitation days = 3.5
|Sep precipitation days = 4.2
|Oct precipitation days = 5.3
|Nov precipitation days = 6.3
|Dec precipitation days = 7.8
|year precipitation days = 66.1

|Jan snow days = 5.1
|Feb snow days = 2.4
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.6
|Dec snow days = 3.2
|year snow days = 11.9

|Jan sun = 123 |Jan percentsun = 43
|Feb sun = 144 |Feb percentsun = 49
|Mar sun = 211 |Mar percentsun = 52
|Apr sun = 232 |Apr percentsun = 54
|May sun = 286 |May percentsun = 60
|Jun sun = 311 |Jun percentsun = 69
|Jul sun = 369 |Jul percentsun = 77
|Aug sun = 348 |Aug percentsun = 78
|Sep sun = 256 |Sep percentsun = 70
|Oct sun = 212 |Oct percentsun = 58
|Nov sun = 131 |Nov percentsun = 45
|Dec sun = 100 |Dec percentsun = 36
|year sun = 2723 |year percentsun = 60

|source 1 = stringmeteo.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stringmeteo.com/synop/semi_cent2.php?year=1992&month=10&stat=2068&sty=1981&endy=2010&tem_in=on&tmi_in=on&tma_in=on&prm_in=on&ssh_in=on&ssf_in=on&mode=stat&submit=%D0%9F%D0%9E%D0%9A%D0%90%D0%96%D0%98#sel|title=Век. месечен архив Бг|first=Иван|last=Николов|website=www.stringmeteo.com}}</ref>|date=October 2017}}