climigo

Bulgaria

When to go?

The best months are May–September. Avoid January (freezing).

Climate zones

GreeceTurkeyNorth MacedoniaSerbiaRomaniaSofiaSofiaSofiaPlovdivPlovdivPlovdivVarnaVarnaVarnaBurgasBurgasBurgasVeliko TarnovoVeliko TarnovoVeliko TarnovoBanskoBanskoBanskoBorovetsBorovetsBorovets

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 4°−3° snow likely
February 6°−2°
March 11°1°
April 17°5°
May 22°10°
June 26°14°
July 29°16°
August 29°16°
September 24°12°
October 18°7°
November 12°3°
December 6°−2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−3.4 · 3.9 °CJanuary: −3.4 · 3.9 °C−2.2 · 6.4 °CFebruary: −2.2 · 6.4 °C0.8 · 10.8 °CMarch: 0.8 · 10.8 °C5.1 · 16.5 °CApril: 5.1 · 16.5 °C9.9 · 21.8 °CMay: 9.9 · 21.8 °C13.8 · 26.0 °CJune: 13.8 · 26.0 °C15.9 · 28.8 °CJuly: 15.9 · 28.8 °C15.8 · 28.9 °CAugust: 15.8 · 28.9 °C11.7 · 23.7 °CSeptember: 11.7 · 23.7 °C7.0 · 17.6 °COctober: 7.0 · 17.6 °C3.0 · 11.6 °CNovember: 3.0 · 11.6 °C−1.5 · 5.6 °CDecember: −1.5 · 5.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −3.4 – 3.9 °C
Feb −2.2 – 6.4 °C
Mar 0.8 – 10.8 °C
Apr 5.1 – 16.5 °C
May 9.9 – 21.8 °C
Jun 13.8 – 26.0 °C
Jul 15.9 – 28.8 °C
Aug 15.8 – 28.9 °C
Sep 11.7 – 23.7 °C
Oct 7.0 – 17.6 °C
Nov 3.0 – 11.6 °C
Dec −1.5 – 5.6 °C

How much it rains

January 52 mm7 d
February 42 mm6 d
March 50 mm7 d
April 53 mm7 d
May 72 mm8 d
June 73 mm7 d
July 56 mm5 d
August 43 mm4 d
September 51 mm5 d
October 59 mm5 d
November 52 mm6 d
December 64 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec52 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 52 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day42 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 42 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day50 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 50 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day73 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 73 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day56 mm · 5 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 56 mm · 5 rain days · 11 mm a day43 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a dayAugust: 43 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a day51 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 51 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a day59 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 59 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a day52 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 52 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day64 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 64 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 52 mm7 d
Feb 42 mm6 d
Mar 50 mm7 d
Apr 53 mm7 d
May 72 mm8 d
Jun 73 mm7 d
Jul 56 mm5 d
Aug 43 mm4 d
Sep 51 mm5 d
Oct 59 mm5 d
Nov 52 mm6 d
Dec 64 mm7 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 24
February 10 h 34
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 22
May 14 h 37
June 15 h 17
July 15 h 00
August 13 h 56
September 12 h 31
October 11 h 06
November 9 h 47
December 9 h 05

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 9 cm
February 8 cm
March 4 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9 cmJanuary: 9 cm8 cmFebruary: 8 cm4 cmMarch: 4 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm4 cmDecember: 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 9 cm
Feb 8 cm
Mar 4 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 4 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities