Topolovgrad climate — normals and trends
Topolovgrad (Bulgaria) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 706 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Topolovgrad averages 64 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Topolovgrad 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 78 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -25.9 °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
TopolovgradHaskovo
- coords
- 42.08°, 26.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
706mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.9 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
65 mm
6 October 1994
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
1 January 1971
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.1 cm
21 February 1965
Sunniest day
14.8 h
24 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 41 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 72 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 128 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 11 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 6 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 20 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 137 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Topolovgrad?
Topolovgrad has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Topolovgrad?
The hottest day measured in Topolovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Topolovgrad?
The coldest day measured in Topolovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Topolovgrad?
Yes. Topolovgrad gets on average 54.5 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Topolovgrad warmed?
Yes: Topolovgrad warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Topolovgrad?
The wettest day measured in Topolovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1994, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Topolovgrad?
The windiest day measured in Topolovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1971, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Topolovgrad?
The warmest month in Topolovgrad is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Topolovgrad?
Topolovgrad receives on average 706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Topolovgrad?
Topolovgrad 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 Topolovgrad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Topolovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1965, with 23.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Topolovgrad?
Yes: Topolovgrad has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Topolovgrad?
In Topolovgrad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 24 January 1942.
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