Shumen climate — normals and trends
Shumen (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 592 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shumen averages 76 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Shumen has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °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
ShumenShumen
- coords
- 43.27°, 26.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
592mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
40.2 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
119 mm
4 September 1999
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
5 June 2001
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.6 cm
5 February 1998
Sunniest day
14.8 h
24 June 2025
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 | 9.4 °C | +6.0 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | -2.6 °C | 43 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 81 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 17 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 22 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 160 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 60 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shumen?
Shumen has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 592 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shumen?
The hottest day measured in Shumen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shumen?
The coldest day measured in Shumen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shumen?
Yes. Shumen gets on average 63.7 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Shumen warmed?
Yes: Shumen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shumen?
The wettest day measured in Shumen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1999, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shumen?
The windiest day measured in Shumen between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2001, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shumen?
The warmest month in Shumen is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shumen?
Shumen receives on average 592 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shumen?
Shumen gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shumen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shumen between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1998, with 27.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shumen?
Yes: Shumen has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shumen?
In Shumen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 25 January 1942.
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