Gŭlŭbovo climate — normals and trends
Gŭlŭbovo (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 567 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.
Gŭlŭbovo averages 66 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Gŭlŭbovo 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 78 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 22 July 2025) and the coldest -25.7 °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
GŭlŭbovoStara Zagora
- coords
- 42.13°, 25.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
567mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 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 = 0.42 · 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
42.2 °C
22 July 2025
Coldest day
-25.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
78 mm
3 July 2005
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
1 January 1971
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
22 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-30.5 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
26.6 cm
2 January 1969
Sunniest day
14.9 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 29 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 85 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 14 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +6.0 °C | 10 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 133 mm | +87 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 58 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 39 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gŭlŭbovo?
Gŭlŭbovo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 567 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gŭlŭbovo?
The hottest day measured in Gŭlŭbovo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2025, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gŭlŭbovo?
The coldest day measured in Gŭlŭbovo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -25.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gŭlŭbovo?
Yes. Gŭlŭbovo gets on average 43.6 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Gŭlŭbovo warmed?
Yes: Gŭlŭbovo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gŭlŭbovo?
The wettest day measured in Gŭlŭbovo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2005, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gŭlŭbovo?
The windiest day measured in Gŭlŭbovo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1971, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gŭlŭbovo?
The warmest month in Gŭlŭbovo is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gŭlŭbovo?
Gŭlŭbovo receives on average 567 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gŭlŭbovo?
Gŭlŭbovo 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 Gŭlŭbovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gŭlŭbovo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1969, with 26.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gŭlŭbovo?
Yes: Gŭlŭbovo has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gŭlŭbovo?
In Gŭlŭbovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 22 July 1987, and the lowest was -30.5 °C on 5 February 1950.
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