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Best time to visit Plovdiv

September is the best time to visit Plovdiv for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 97/100
The least cloud August 24 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 25 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 5.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 97 24 °C 5
2 May 90 22 °C 10
3 June 87 26 °C 9
4 October 84 18 °C 6
5 August 84 29 °C 4
6 July 83 29 °C 6
7 April 77 17 °C 8
8 November 59 12 °C 5
9 March 55 12 °C 9
10 February 40 7.8 °C 7
11 December 35 6.6 °C 7
12 January 33 5.6 °C 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 5.6 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.