Levski climate — normals and trends
Levski (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 722 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 (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Levski averages 77 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Levski 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 92 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -29.1 °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
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- coords
- 43.37°, 25.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
722mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
42.1 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
93 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
12 June 1974
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
27 September 1974
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
31.4 cm
20 February 2009
Sunniest day
15.0 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +6.5 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | -2.6 °C | 26 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 47 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 103 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 24 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 26 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 16.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 197 mm | +150 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 72 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Levski?
Levski has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Levski?
The hottest day measured in Levski between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Levski?
The coldest day measured in Levski between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Levski?
Yes. Levski gets on average 81.7 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Levski warmed?
Yes: Levski warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Levski?
The wettest day measured in Levski between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Levski?
The windiest day measured in Levski between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1974, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Levski?
The warmest month in Levski is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Levski?
Levski receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Levski?
Levski gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Levski?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Levski between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2009, with 31.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Levski?
Yes: Levski has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Levski?
In Levski, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 25 January 1942.
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