Dolni Chiflik climate — normals and trends
Dolni Chiflik (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 572 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 (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dolni Chiflik averages 54 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Dolni Chiflik has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 69 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 20 August 1945) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 25 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
Dolni ChiflikVarna
- coords
- 42.99°, 27.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
572mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.2 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
145 mm
4 September 1999
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
19 November 2023
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
27 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
3 February 1986
Sunniest day
14.5 h
7 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | -2.6 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 26 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 44 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 124 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dolni Chiflik?
Dolni Chiflik has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 572 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dolni Chiflik?
The hottest day measured in Dolni Chiflik between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dolni Chiflik?
The coldest day measured in Dolni Chiflik between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Dolni Chiflik?
Yes. Dolni Chiflik gets on average 39.1 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Dolni Chiflik warmed?
Yes: Dolni Chiflik warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dolni Chiflik?
The wettest day measured in Dolni Chiflik between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1999, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dolni Chiflik?
The windiest day measured in Dolni Chiflik between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dolni Chiflik?
The warmest month in Dolni Chiflik is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dolni Chiflik?
Dolni Chiflik receives on average 572 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dolni Chiflik?
Dolni Chiflik 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 Dolni Chiflik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dolni Chiflik between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1986, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dolni Chiflik?
Yes: Dolni Chiflik has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dolni Chiflik?
In Dolni Chiflik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 25 January 1942.
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