Elhovo climate — normals and trends
Elhovo (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 642 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Elhovo averages 59 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Elhovo has warmed by +1.9 °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 72 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 20 August 1945) and the coldest -25.9 °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
ElhovoYambol
- coords
- 42.17°, 26.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
642mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
41.4 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
66 mm
19 September 1983
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
1 January 1971
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
21 February 1965
Sunniest day
14.8 h
22 June 1945
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 | +5.1 °C | 30 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 45 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 46 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 54 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 109 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 8 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 5 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 168 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 58 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elhovo?
Elhovo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elhovo?
The hottest day measured in Elhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elhovo?
The coldest day measured in Elhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Elhovo?
Yes. Elhovo gets on average 49.9 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Elhovo warmed?
Yes: Elhovo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elhovo?
The wettest day measured in Elhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1983, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elhovo?
The windiest day measured in Elhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1971, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elhovo?
The warmest month in Elhovo is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Elhovo?
Elhovo receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elhovo?
Elhovo 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 Elhovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1965, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elhovo?
Yes: Elhovo has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elhovo?
In Elhovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 25 January 1942.
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