Popovo climate — normals and trends
Popovo (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 716 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Popovo averages 81 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Popovo 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 96 to 66 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 20 August 1945) and the coldest -25.4 °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
PopovoTargovishte
- coords
- 43.35°, 26.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
716mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 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 = 0.39 · 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
39.2 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
78 mm
20 August 1949
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
23 February 1953
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
28.3 cm
12 March 1973
Sunniest day
14.9 h
23 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 | 8.9 °C | +6.1 °C | 13 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | -2.5 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 36 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 47 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 102 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 20 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 43 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 29 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 181 mm | +134 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 68 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Popovo?
Popovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 716 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Popovo?
The hottest day measured in Popovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Popovo?
The coldest day measured in Popovo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Popovo?
Yes. Popovo gets on average 95.0 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Popovo warmed?
Yes: Popovo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Popovo?
The wettest day measured in Popovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1949, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Popovo?
The windiest day measured in Popovo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1953, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Popovo?
The warmest month in Popovo is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Popovo?
Popovo receives on average 716 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Popovo?
Popovo gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Popovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Popovo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 28.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Popovo?
Yes: Popovo has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Popovo?
In Popovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 25 January 1942.
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