Lovech climate — normals and trends
Lovech (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 708 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lovech averages 77 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Lovech 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 93 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -27.3 °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
LovechLovech
- coords
- 43.13°, 24.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
708mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 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
43.1 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-27.3 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
125 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
1 September 1978
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
22 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
15 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
32.6 cm
20 February 2009
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 1940
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 | 9.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 8 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 22 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 48 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 57 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 116 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 18 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 41 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 179 mm | +134 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 80 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lovech?
Lovech has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 708 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lovech?
The hottest day measured in Lovech between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lovech?
The coldest day measured in Lovech between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -27.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lovech?
Yes. Lovech gets on average 82.2 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Lovech warmed?
Yes: Lovech warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lovech?
The wettest day measured in Lovech between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lovech?
The windiest day measured in Lovech between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1978, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lovech?
The warmest month in Lovech is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lovech?
Lovech receives on average 708 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lovech?
Lovech gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lovech?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lovech between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2009, with 32.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lovech?
Yes: Lovech has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lovech?
In Lovech, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 15 July 2012, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 25 January 1942.
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