Sistov climate — normals and trends
Sistov (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 629 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 (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sistov averages 74 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Sistov has warmed by +1.9 °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 89 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -29.4 °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
SistovVeliko Tarnovo
- coords
- 43.62°, 25.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
629mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
44.3 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
109 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
13 November 2016
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
27 September 1974
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
12 March 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +6.9 °C | 8 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 28 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 36 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 87 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 23 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 31 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 9 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 194 mm | +152 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sistov?
Sistov has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sistov?
The hottest day measured in Sistov between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sistov?
The coldest day measured in Sistov between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sistov?
Yes. Sistov gets on average 60.8 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Sistov warmed?
Yes: Sistov warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sistov?
The wettest day measured in Sistov between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sistov?
The windiest day measured in Sistov between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2016, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sistov?
The warmest month in Sistov is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sistov?
Sistov receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sistov?
Sistov 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 Sistov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sistov between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sistov?
Yes: Sistov has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sistov?
In Sistov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 25 January 1942.
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