Bobov Dol climate — normals and trends
Bobov Dol (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 480 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Bobov Dol averages 95 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Bobov Dol has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -27.0 °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
Bobov DolKyustendil
- coords
- 42.36°, 23.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
480mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.3 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
-27.0 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
19 August 1949
Windiest day
30.5 km/h
19 April 1986
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
13 February 1956
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
14 March 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 4 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 29 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 121 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 78 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bobov Dol?
Bobov Dol has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 480 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bobov Dol?
The hottest day measured in Bobov Dol between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bobov Dol?
The coldest day measured in Bobov Dol between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bobov Dol?
Yes. Bobov Dol gets on average 61.3 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Bobov Dol warmed?
Yes: Bobov Dol warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bobov Dol?
The wettest day measured in Bobov Dol between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1949, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bobov Dol?
The windiest day measured in Bobov Dol between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1986, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bobov Dol?
The warmest month in Bobov Dol is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bobov Dol?
Bobov Dol receives on average 480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bobov Dol?
Bobov Dol gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bobov Dol?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bobov Dol between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1956, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bobov Dol?
Yes: Bobov Dol has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bobov Dol?
In Bobov Dol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 24 January 1942.
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