Bansko climate — normals and trends
Bansko (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Bansko averages 142 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Bansko has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 132 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.0 °C (on 13 January 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BanskoBlagoevgrad
- coords
- 41.84°, 23.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,064mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
172.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.3 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.0 °C
13 January 1950
Wettest day
76 mm
6 November 1961
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
27 March 1993
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
14 November 2004
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
13 January 1950
Snowiest day
39.4 cm
14 March 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 48 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 37 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 102 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 12.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 127 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 213 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 47 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +4.5 °C | 57 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 85 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 122 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 172 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 80 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bansko?
Bansko has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bansko?
The hottest day measured in Bansko between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bansko?
The coldest day measured in Bansko between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1950, at -29.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bansko?
Yes. Bansko gets on average 172.8 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Bansko warmed?
Yes: Bansko warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bansko?
The wettest day measured in Bansko between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1961, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bansko?
The windiest day measured in Bansko between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1993, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bansko?
The warmest month in Bansko is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bansko?
Bansko receives on average 1,064 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bansko?
Bansko gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bansko?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bansko between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1956, with 39.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bansko?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bansko.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bansko?
In Bansko, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 13 January 1950.
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