Berkovitsa climate — normals and trends
Berkovitsa (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 866 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Berkovitsa averages 99 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Berkovitsa has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
BerkovitsaMontana
- coords
- 43.24°, 23.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
866mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
108.0 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.8 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
92 mm
22 August 1979
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
2 April 1944
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
5 April 2000
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-33.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.2 cm
13 January 1963
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +5.7 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +5.5 °C | 59 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 74 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 128 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 13 mm | -106 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 39 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 159 mm | +105 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 108 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Berkovitsa?
Berkovitsa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 866 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Berkovitsa?
The hottest day measured in Berkovitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Berkovitsa?
The coldest day measured in Berkovitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Berkovitsa?
Yes. Berkovitsa gets on average 108.0 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Berkovitsa warmed?
Yes: Berkovitsa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Berkovitsa?
The wettest day measured in Berkovitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1979, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Berkovitsa?
The windiest day measured in Berkovitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1944, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Berkovitsa?
The warmest month in Berkovitsa is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Berkovitsa?
Berkovitsa receives on average 866 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Berkovitsa?
Berkovitsa gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Berkovitsa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Berkovitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1963, with 27.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Berkovitsa?
Yes: Berkovitsa has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Berkovitsa?
In Berkovitsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -33.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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