Rakovski climate — normals and trends
Rakovski (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 553 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Rakovski averages 75 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Rakovski 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 87 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 2 August 2021) and the coldest -26.0 °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
RakovskiPlovdiv
- coords
- 42.29°, 24.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
553mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 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
41.3 °C
2 August 2021
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
108 mm
27 September 2001
Windiest day
37.2 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
26 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
26 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
29.5 cm
7 March 2015
Sunniest day
14.9 h
6 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 50 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 107 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +5.4 °C | 30 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 20 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 135 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 55 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rakovski?
Rakovski has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 553 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rakovski?
The hottest day measured in Rakovski between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2021, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rakovski?
The coldest day measured in Rakovski between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Rakovski?
Yes. Rakovski gets on average 50.0 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Rakovski warmed?
Yes: Rakovski warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rakovski?
The wettest day measured in Rakovski between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2001, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rakovski?
The windiest day measured in Rakovski between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 37.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rakovski?
The warmest month in Rakovski is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rakovski?
Rakovski receives on average 553 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rakovski?
Rakovski gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rakovski?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rakovski between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2015, with 29.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rakovski?
Yes: Rakovski has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rakovski?
In Rakovski, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 26 July 2023, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 25 January 1942.
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