Cherven Bryag climate — normals and trends
Cherven Bryag (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 665 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cherven Bryag averages 81 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Cherven Bryag has warmed by +2.1 °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 98 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 26 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
Cherven BryagPleven
- coords
- 43.28°, 24.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
665mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
42.9 °C
26 July 2000
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
78 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
22 March 2013
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
6 April 2003
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.0 cm
7 January 2012
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +6.8 °C | 9 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +6.2 °C | 54 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 59 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 100 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 6 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 162 mm | +116 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 58 mm | +7 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cherven Bryag?
Cherven Bryag has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 665 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cherven Bryag?
The hottest day measured in Cherven Bryag between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2000, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cherven Bryag?
The coldest day measured in Cherven Bryag between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cherven Bryag?
Yes. Cherven Bryag gets on average 80.5 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Cherven Bryag warmed?
Yes: Cherven Bryag warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cherven Bryag?
The wettest day measured in Cherven Bryag between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cherven Bryag?
The windiest day measured in Cherven Bryag between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2013, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cherven Bryag?
The warmest month in Cherven Bryag is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Cherven Bryag?
Cherven Bryag receives on average 665 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cherven Bryag?
Cherven Bryag gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cherven Bryag?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cherven Bryag between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2012, with 27.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cherven Bryag?
Yes: Cherven Bryag has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cherven Bryag?
In Cherven Bryag, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 24 January 1942.
Compare Cherven Bryag with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Cherven Bryag