Ihtiman climate — normals and trends
Ihtiman (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 817 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ihtiman averages 112 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Ihtiman 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 125 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 13 January 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
IhtimanSofia
- coords
- 42.44°, 23.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
817mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 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 = 0.51 · 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
37.1 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
13 January 1950
Wettest day
64 mm
28 August 1985
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
2 April 1944
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
28 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
14 January 1950
Snowiest day
24.6 cm
14 March 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 18 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 59 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 88 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 129 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 13 mm | -96 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 55 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 27 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 142 mm | +89 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 77 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ihtiman?
Ihtiman has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 817 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ihtiman?
The hottest day measured in Ihtiman between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ihtiman?
The coldest day measured in Ihtiman between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1950, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ihtiman?
Yes. Ihtiman gets on average 116.8 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Ihtiman warmed?
Yes: Ihtiman warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ihtiman?
The wettest day measured in Ihtiman between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1985, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ihtiman?
The windiest day measured in Ihtiman between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1944, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ihtiman?
The warmest month in Ihtiman is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ihtiman?
Ihtiman receives on average 817 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ihtiman?
Ihtiman gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ihtiman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ihtiman between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1956, with 24.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ihtiman?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ihtiman.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ihtiman?
In Ihtiman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 14 January 1950.
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