Dimitrovgrad climate — normals and trends
Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 600 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Dimitrovgrad averages 68 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Dimitrovgrad 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 80 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 26 July 2023) and the coldest -23.6 °C (on 5 February 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
DimitrovgradHaskovo
- coords
- 42.05°, 25.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
600mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
42.2 °C
26 July 2023
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
96 mm
6 October 1972
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
1 January 1971
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
15 February 2005
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
34.3 cm
7 March 2015
Sunniest day
14.9 h
26 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 17.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 63 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 106 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 18 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 15 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 35 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 157 mm | +105 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 62 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dimitrovgrad?
Dimitrovgrad has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 600 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dimitrovgrad?
The hottest day measured in Dimitrovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2023, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dimitrovgrad?
The coldest day measured in Dimitrovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dimitrovgrad?
Yes. Dimitrovgrad gets on average 59.1 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Dimitrovgrad warmed?
Yes: Dimitrovgrad warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dimitrovgrad?
The wettest day measured in Dimitrovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1972, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dimitrovgrad?
The windiest day measured in Dimitrovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1971, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dimitrovgrad?
The warmest month in Dimitrovgrad is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Dimitrovgrad?
Dimitrovgrad receives on average 600 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dimitrovgrad?
Dimitrovgrad 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 Dimitrovgrad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dimitrovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2015, with 34.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dimitrovgrad?
Yes: Dimitrovgrad has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dimitrovgrad?
In Dimitrovgrad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 5 February 1950.
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