Plovdiv climate
Plovdiv is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.9 °C. May is the wettest month (57 mm) and August the driest (25 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Plovdiv averages 537 mm of rain, 96 days above 25 °C and 74 days below freezing.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 29 °C
- Coldest month January -2.9 °C
- Driest month August 25 mm
- Wettest month May 57 mm
- Least cloud August 24 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 41 °C
- Coldest on record February -24 °C
What to expectPlovdiv through the year
Plovdiv has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.6 °C in January to 29 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 96 days a year reach 25 °C, 30 of them reach 30 °C, 74 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 25 mm in August to 57 mm in May. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6 °C | 41 mm | 55 % |
| February | 7.8 °C | 40 mm | 57 % |
| March | 12.1 °C | 55 mm | 56 % |
| April | 17.2 °C | 48 mm | 53 % |
| May | 22.1 °C | 57 mm | 51 % |
| June | 26.2 °C | 49 mm | 40 % |
| July | 28.7 °C | 45 mm | 28 % |
| August | 29.0 °C | 25 mm | 24 % |
| September | 24.1 °C | 43 mm | 37 % |
| October | 18.0 °C | 44 mm | 51 % |
| November | 11.9 °C | 40 mm | 57 % |
| December | 6.6 °C | 49 mm | 58 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6 °C | -2.9 °C | 1.1 °C | 16.4 °C | -21.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| February | 7.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 3.0 °C | 20.8 °C | -23.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| March | 12.1 °C | 1.9 °C | 6.9 °C | 28.5 °C | -12.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| April | 17.2 °C | 6.3 °C | 11.9 °C | 29.1 °C | -11.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 22.1 °C | 11.4 °C | 17.0 °C | 33.7 °C | 3.3 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 26.2 °C | 15.4 °C | 21.2 °C | 39.1 °C | 7.3 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| July | 28.7 °C | 17.8 °C | 23.6 °C | 40.6 °C | 10.2 °C | 27 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 29.0 °C | 18.0 °C | 23.8 °C | 38.3 °C | 11.2 °C | 27 | 12 | 0 |
| September | 24.1 °C | 13.8 °C | 19.0 °C | 35.0 °C | 4.7 °C | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 18.0 °C | 8.7 °C | 13.2 °C | 32.3 °C | -2.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 11.9 °C | 3.5 °C | 7.5 °C | 25.0 °C | -9.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| December | 6.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 2.5 °C | 20.8 °C | -18.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 mm | 7 | 9.5 h/day | 55 % | 76 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 40 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 73 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 55 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 70 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 48 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 53 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 57 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 51 % | 66 % | 12 km/h |
| June | 49 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 40 % | 63 % | 11 km/h |
| July | 45 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 28 % | 58 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 25 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 24 % | 55 % | 10 km/h |
| September | 43 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 37 % | 62 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 44 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 72 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 40 mm | 5 | 9.8 h/day | 57 % | 77 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 49 mm | 7 | 9.1 h/day | 58 % | 78 % | 10 km/h |
Where Plovdiv ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 2nd of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in September | 11th of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in April | 44th of 50 | 77/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in August | 46th of 50 | 25 mm |
| The warmest places in Europe in May | 47th of 50 | 22 °C |
| The warmest places in Europe in August | 48th of 50 | 29 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Plovdiv’s climate
When is the best time to visit Plovdiv?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Plovdiv get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 30 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -2.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 74 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Plovdiv?
May, averaging 57 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is August with 25 mm. The year as a whole averages 537 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Plovdiv rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 42.154°, 24.750° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.