Svilengrad climate — normals and trends
Svilengrad (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 571 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Svilengrad averages 53 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Svilengrad has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -24.7 °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
SvilengradHaskovo
- coords
- 41.77°, 26.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
571mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
42.6 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-24.7 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
72 mm
25 October 2014
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
27 February 2004
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
21 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
25 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
10 January 1981
Sunniest day
14.8 h
30 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 38 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 8 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 129 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 30 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Svilengrad?
Svilengrad has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 571 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Svilengrad?
The hottest day measured in Svilengrad between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Svilengrad?
The coldest day measured in Svilengrad between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -24.7 °C.
Does it snow in Svilengrad?
Yes. Svilengrad gets on average 39.6 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Svilengrad warmed?
Yes: Svilengrad warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Svilengrad?
The wettest day measured in Svilengrad between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 2014, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Svilengrad?
The windiest day measured in Svilengrad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2004, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Svilengrad?
The warmest month in Svilengrad is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Svilengrad?
Svilengrad receives on average 571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Svilengrad?
Svilengrad gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Svilengrad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Svilengrad between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1981, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Svilengrad?
Yes: Svilengrad has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Svilengrad?
In Svilengrad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 25 July 2007, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 25 January 1942.
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