Teteven climate — normals and trends
Teteven (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 828 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Teteven averages 93 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Teteven 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 108 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -26.6 °C (on 24 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
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- coords
- 42.92°, 24.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
828mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.6 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
80 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
22 February 1967
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
28 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
37.0 cm
7 January 2012
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 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 | 8.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 18 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 101 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 136 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 16 mm | -92 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 44 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 176 mm | +124 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 86 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 46 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Teteven?
Teteven has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 828 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Teteven?
The hottest day measured in Teteven between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Teteven?
The coldest day measured in Teteven between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Teteven?
Yes. Teteven gets on average 106.9 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Teteven warmed?
Yes: Teteven warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Teteven?
The wettest day measured in Teteven between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Teteven?
The windiest day measured in Teteven between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1967, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Teteven?
The warmest month in Teteven is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Teteven?
Teteven receives on average 828 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Teteven?
Teteven 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 Teteven?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Teteven between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2012, with 37.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Teteven?
Yes: Teteven has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Teteven?
In Teteven, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 25 January 1942.
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