CLIMATE IN BULGARIA
statistical information

The weather in Bulgaria is influenced mostly by the European continental and Mediterranean climate zones resulting in four distinct seasons:

• - white winter (January - February): Temperatures can drop to -15° C (it is warmer higher up in mountains than in flatlands and closed valleys); The snow cover is from the end of December to second half of February (from December to April at the north slopes of higher mountains) with precipitations at the beginning and end of this season.
• - energetic spring (March-May): The weather is changeable because of fighting cold north and warm south air masses. The temperatures rise and can reach 20-30°C but still cold in the night. The snow is mostly in mountains but until March short snow revenges can surprise lower valleys and flatlands.
• - hot and dry summer (June-September) Most of the summer is influenced by the high pressure systems from Mediterranean and about every 2 weeks is refreshed by quick cold fronts from cyclones from NW Europe or generated small local cyclones (mostly around the beginning of June and September). This and the plenty of northern winds minimize the stable inversion days (which can be turbulent). Temperatures reach 35°C and nights are warm in flatlands and cool in mountain areas.
    Surprisingly sea breeze can be strong and persistent in August.
• - autumn up and down (October - December) The weather in autumn is mostly influenced by the big cyclones and fronts from NW Europe and the warm south airmasses warning for their coming. The first longer periods of bad weather (up to 1 week) usualy come in October but even later in November there could be long periods (up to 2 weeks) of gypsi summer. The second half of November and beginning of December may be foggy and rainy.

After the furthest parts of SW Europe, the climate of Bulgaria is one of the best in Europe.

Marked by four distinct seasons, Bulgaria enjoys a generally favorable climate that is one of the country's best features. Although located at the same latitude as southern New England, Bulgaria's climate is noticeably more temperate. In the south and Black Sea coastal regions, Mediterranean influences temper the harsher continental climate of the interior.