Plovdiv climate — normals and trends
Plovdiv (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 514 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Plovdiv averages 76 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Plovdiv has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 88 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 2 August 2021) and the coldest -26.6 °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
PlovdivPlovdiv
- coords
- 42.15°, 24.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
514mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
41.7 °C
2 August 2021
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
106 mm
27 September 2001
Windiest day
36.0 km/h
27 September 1974
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
26 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
26 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.9 cm
7 March 2015
Sunniest day
14.9 h
7 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 27 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 49 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 100 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +5.7 °C | 12 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 128 mm | +89 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 46 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Plovdiv?
Plovdiv has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Plovdiv?
The hottest day measured in Plovdiv between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2021, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Plovdiv?
The coldest day measured in Plovdiv between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Plovdiv?
Yes. Plovdiv gets on average 49.6 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Plovdiv warmed?
Yes: Plovdiv warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Plovdiv?
The wettest day measured in Plovdiv between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2001, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Plovdiv?
The windiest day measured in Plovdiv between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1974, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Plovdiv?
The warmest month in Plovdiv is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Plovdiv?
Plovdiv receives on average 514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Plovdiv?
Plovdiv gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Plovdiv?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Plovdiv between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2015, with 27.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Plovdiv?
Yes: Plovdiv has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Plovdiv?
In Plovdiv, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 26 July 2023, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 25 January 1942.
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