Gabrovo climate — normals and trends
Gabrovo (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 830 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gabrovo averages 91 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Gabrovo has warmed by +1.9 °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 106 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 18 December 1997).
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
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- coords
- 42.87°, 25.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
830mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
97.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
18 December 1997
Wettest day
77 mm
10 May 1973
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
4 May 1998
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
15 February 2005
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-30.0 °C
12 January 1950
Snowiest day
27.1 cm
2 January 1969
Sunniest day
14.9 h
5 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 53 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 90 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 151 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 35 mm | -75 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +5.1 °C | 35 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 165 mm | +114 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 114 mm | +57 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 42 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gabrovo?
Gabrovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 830 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gabrovo?
The hottest day measured in Gabrovo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gabrovo?
The coldest day measured in Gabrovo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1997, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gabrovo?
Yes. Gabrovo gets on average 97.5 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Gabrovo warmed?
Yes: Gabrovo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gabrovo?
The wettest day measured in Gabrovo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gabrovo?
The windiest day measured in Gabrovo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1998, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gabrovo?
The warmest month in Gabrovo is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gabrovo?
Gabrovo receives on average 830 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gabrovo?
Gabrovo gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gabrovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gabrovo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1969, with 27.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gabrovo?
Yes: Gabrovo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gabrovo?
In Gabrovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 12 January 1950.
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