The climate is transitional-continental with strong Mediterranean influence and the weather is mild in the winter and hot in the summer in the valley of Struma river and in the lower parts – 80% of the territory of the municipality.

According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following: According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: The municipality has a very favorable location.

E79 international road passes through Belo Pole and the western parts of Blagoevgrad alongside the Struma river and connects the region with Sofia on the north and Greece in the south.

There is a parallel railway, which leads to Greece, but now due to the policy of the Greek rail operator there are no trains between Sofia and Athens.

Buses connect Blagoevgrad with Sofia, Plovdiv, Sandanski, Petrich, Goce Delchev, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa and other destinations in the region as well as most of the villages in the municipality.

Trains connect the municipality with Sofia, Pernik, Dupnitsa and Sandanski and other smaller settlements alongside Struma river.

The presence of two universities and a lot of young people is boosting them and also providing qualified labor force.