Plovdiv, Bulgaria climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Plovdiv has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 88°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 27°F at night. Around 20 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (2.5 inches) and easing off in February (1.1 inches).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 88°F in July.

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 27°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 20 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Plovdiv climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	42	47	56	65	75	83	88	88	78	67	54	43
Avg temp (°F)	34	38	45	53	63	71	75	74	66	56	45	36
Avg low (°F)	27	29	34	42	51	58	62	61	54	45	36	28
Precipitation (in)	1.6	1.1	1.3	1.2	2.5	2.4	1.6	1.9	1.4	1.9	1.1	1.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	42	47	56	65	75	83
Avg temp (°F)	34	38	45	53	63	71
Avg low (°F)	27	29	34	42	51	58
Precipitation (in)	1.6	1.1	1.3	1.2	2.5	2.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	88	88	78	67	54	43
Avg temp (°F)	75	74	66	56	45	36
Avg low (°F)	62	61	54	45	36	28
Precipitation (in)	1.6	1.9	1.4	1.9	1.1	1.8

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	64	66	66	67	66	55	45	40	50	59	64	67
Relative humidity (%)	86	83	78	74	70	64	58	56	61	71	79	84
Wind speed (mph)	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	64	66	66	67	66	55
Relative humidity (%)	86	83	78	74	70	64
Wind speed (mph)	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.7	1.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	45	40	50	59	64	67
Relative humidity (%)	58	56	61	71	79	84
Wind speed (mph)	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Ivailo, a weather station, about 35 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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