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The climate of Bulgaria, city by city

This page lists the 138 cities in Bulgaria for which climate normals are available. Each entry covers temperature, rainfall and how the climate changed between 1940 and 2025, computed from ERA5 reanalysis data.

Average across cities

11°C

Annual rainfall

704mm

Spread between cities

7.7°C

Warming

+1.9°C

Departure from normal across the country's largest cities, 1940–2025

Rankings

Across the 138 cities in this country with a measured climate.

The warmest

  1. 1Svilengrad13.7 °C
  2. 2Pomorie13.6 °C
  3. 3Tsarevo13.5 °C
  4. 4Radnevo13.1 °C
  5. 5Lyubimets13.1 °C
  6. 6Simeonovgrad13.1 °C
  7. 7Burgas13 °C
  8. 8Haskovo13 °C
  9. 9Dimitrovgrad13 °C
  10. 10Lom13 °C

The coldest

  1. 1Razlog6 °C
  2. 2Yakoruda6 °C
  3. 3Bansko6.8 °C
  4. 4Devin6.8 °C
  5. 5Samokov7.1 °C
  6. 6Chepelare7.6 °C
  7. 7Velingrad7.7 °C
  8. 8Rakitovo7.7 °C
  9. 9Lozen8.2 °C
  10. 10Smolyan8.4 °C

The wettest

  1. 1Smolyan1,114 mm
  2. 2Chepelare1,095 mm
  3. 3Yakoruda1,089 mm
  4. 4Bansko1,064 mm
  5. 5Zlatograd1,046 mm
  6. 6Madan1,046 mm
  7. 7Nedelino1,046 mm
  8. 8Samokov1,000 mm
  9. 9Devin994 mm
  10. 10Pirdop990 mm

Frequently asked questions

What is the hottest city in Bulgaria?

The hottest city in Bulgaria is Svilengrad, with an average annual temperature of 13.7 °C.

What is the coldest city in Bulgaria?

The coldest city in Bulgaria is Razlog, with an average annual temperature of 6.0 °C.

What is the wettest city in Bulgaria?

The wettest city in Bulgaria is Smolyan, with 1,114 mm of precipitation per year.

Has the climate of Bulgaria warmed?

Based on its largest cities, Bulgaria warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025.

Cities by region

Blagoevgrad8

Burgas7

Dobrich5

Gabrovo4

Haskovo7

Kardzhali2

Kyustendil3

Lovech4

Montana5

Pazardzhik6

Pernik2

Pleven6

Plovdiv10

Razgrad3

Ruse2

Shumen3

Silistra3

Sliven4

Smolyan6

Sofia11

Sofia-Capital2

Stara Zagora5

Targovishte3

Varna9

Veliko Tarnovo8

Vidin2

Vratsa5

Yambol3