Country guide

Bulgaria

Black Sea beaches, affordable ski mountains and monasteries painted like storybooks, at some of Europe's gentlest prices.

Currency

EUR

Language

Bulgarian

English

Limited

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / F

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+359

Destinations

Bulgaria

Plovdiv

A Roman theatre still in use, in one of Europe's oldest living cities.

✓ best Mar-Oct

Bulgaria

Sofia

A European capital with a 2,000-metre mountain at the end of its main boulevard.

✓ best Apr-Oct

Bulgaria

Varna

A working port city with the world's oldest gold and a beach at the end of the park.

✓ best Apr-Nov

Bulgaria

Veliko Tarnovo

A medieval capital hung on the cliffs of a river gorge.

✓ best Apr-Oct

Climate zones, month by month

Bulgaria has 4 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Plovdiv →

Jan

5°

-3°

27mm

8d rain

Feb

9°

-1°

34mm

8d rain

Mar

14°

2°

37mm

9d rain

Apr

19°

7°

41mm

10d rain

May

24°

11°

77mm

13d rain

Jun

29°

15°

57mm

12d rain

Jul

31°

17°

39mm

9d rain

Aug

32°

17°

43mm

6d rain

Sep

26°

13°

35mm

6d rain

Oct

20°

8°

37mm

7d rain

Nov

13°

3°

36mm

7d rain

Dec

7°

-1°

39mm

9d rain

✓ Best Mar-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Jan

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Sofia →

Jan

4°

-4°

35mm

6d rain

Feb

7°

-2°

36mm

6d rain

Mar

11°

1°

45mm

7d rain

Apr

17°

5°

52mm

8d rain

May

21°

10°

73mm

10d rain

Jun

25°

13°

79mm

9d rain

Jul

28°

15°

64mm

7d rain

Aug

28°

15°

55mm

6d rain

Sep

23°

11°

53mm

6d rain

Oct

18°

6°

54mm

6d rain

Nov

11°

2°

38mm

6d rain

Dec

5°

-2°

40mm

7d rain

✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Varna Black Sea Coast →

Jan

7°

0°

45mm

6d rain

Feb

8°

0°

33mm

5d rain

Mar

11°

3°

42mm

6d rain

Apr

16°

7°

38mm

6d rain

May

21°

12°

38mm

7d rain

Jun

26°

17°

52mm

6d rain

Jul

29°

19°

48mm

5d rain

Aug

29°

19°

29mm

3d rain

Sep

25°

15°

49mm

5d rain

Oct

19°

11°

56mm

6d rain

Nov

13°

6°

49mm

6d rain

Dec

8°

1°

47mm

6d rain

✓ Best Apr-Nov · ✗ Avoid Jan

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Veliko Tarnovo →

Jan

6°

-2°

47mm

8d rain

Feb

10°

0°

29mm

7d rain

Mar

11°

1°

41mm

9d rain

Apr

17°

5°

57mm

10d rain

May

22°

10°

59mm

14d rain

Jun

27°

15°

67mm

12d rain

Jul

32°

18°

30mm

10d rain

Aug

32°

19°

30mm

7d rain

Sep

27°

14°

30mm

7d rain

Oct

21°

9°

39mm

7d rain

Nov

13°

3°

49mm

7d rain

Dec

8°

0°

72mm

9d rain

✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Jan

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions