Bulgaria Weather Live, by city, with the UK comparison

16°
Sofia, right now
Clear sky

It's +6°C warmer in Sofia than London right now.

Updated 21:30 UTC, 06 May 2026 · data via Open-Meteo (ECMWF + ICON ensemble)
16° Sofia 15° Plovdiv 10° Varna 11° Burgas 14° Veliko Tarnovo Shumen 16° Ruse 14° Stara Zagora 13° Blagoevgrad Bansko (ski) Pamporovo (ski) 10° Sunny Beach

Compared with the UK

Three British cities at the same minute as the Bulgarian map above.

London
10°
Overcast
Manchester
Overcast
Edinburgh
Partly cloudy

Black Sea temperatures

Burgas Sea
14°C
Varna Sea
13°C
Sunny Beach Sea
14°C

Major cities, current and 7-day forecast

Tap a marker on the map or scroll through. Each city includes today's conditions, the week ahead, and the 30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for context.

West

Sofia

Capital, mountain rim, four seasons

☀️
16°C
Clear sky
Feels 15° · Wind 2 km/h ↑ · Humidity 57%
Today
🌧️
21° 13°
30% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
20° 11°
93% rain
Sat
🌧️
17° 12°
83% rain
Sun
☁️
24° 12°
16% rain
Mon
🌧️
21° 14°
43% rain
Tue
🌧️
19°
17% rain
Wed
19°
30% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C361117222628282317104
Avg low°C-4-216111416161273-2
Rain mm373639537376605243505154

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

Central

Plovdiv

Hot summers, mild winters, the Thracian Plain

🌤️
15°C
Mainly clear
Feels 14° · Wind 8 km/h ← · Humidity 72%
Today
🌧️
22° 12°
20% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
23° 12°
63% rain
Sat
🌧️
22° 14°
65% rain
Sun
☁️
26° 16°
19% rain
Mon
24° 15°
25% rain
Tue
☁️
27° 17°
15% rain
Wed
🌧️
25° 13°
19% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C581420252932322720126
Avg low°C-3-138131718181484-1
Rain mm333038475962493635475249

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

Black Sea

Varna

The Black Sea capital, mild coastal climate

🌫️
10°C
Fog
Feels 9° · Wind 3 km/h ↖ · Humidity 96%
Today
🌫️
14°
0% rain
Tomorrow
☁️
18° 10°
10% rain
Sat
🌧️
18° 12°
40% rain
Sun
🌧️
16° 12°
33% rain
Mon
🌫️
20° 11°
28% rain
Tue
🌧️
24° 14°
33% rain
Wed
☁️
20° 13°
25% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C671116212628282418138
Avg low°C003712161818141062
Rain mm373135394556493935475049

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

Black Sea

Burgas

Southern coast, warm summers, mild winters

11°C
Partly cloudy
Feels 10° · Wind 8 km/h ← · Humidity 93%
Today
☁️
15° 10°
0% rain
Tomorrow
☁️
19° 12°
8% rain
Sat
🌧️
20° 14°
38% rain
Sun
🌧️
18° 14°
38% rain
Mon
🌫️
20° 12°
24% rain
Tue
24° 13°
25% rain
Wed
☁️
18° 11°
29% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C781116222629292519149
Avg low°C013712161818141062
Rain mm443539364956393031506053

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

North-Central

Veliko Tarnovo

Old capital, continental, hilly

☀️
14°C
Clear sky
Feels 14° · Wind 4 km/h ↑ · Humidity 72%
Today
☁️
27° 10°
40% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
25° 12°
30% rain
Sat
🌧️
17° 14°
73% rain
Sun
🌧️
21° 14°
59% rain
Mon
☁️
23° 13°
50% rain
Tue
21° 12°
44% rain
Wed
🌧️
22°
35% rain
North-East

Shumen

5,000 years old, plateau climate, the Shumen.UK home patch

☀️
9°C
Clear sky
Feels 8° · Wind 3 km/h ↙ · Humidity 72%
Today
🌫️
22°
3% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
24° 10°
26% rain
Sat
🌧️
19° 13°
40% rain
Sun
🌧️
20° 14°
40% rain
Mon
22° 12°
44% rain
Tue
21° 11°
44% rain
Wed
🌧️
20° 10°
23% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C351016212628282316105
Avg low°C-3-216101416161273-1
Rain mm403338516564544138475351

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

Danube

Ruse

On the Danube, hot summers, cold winters

☀️
16°C
Clear sky
Feels 14° · Wind 8 km/h ↖ · Humidity 46%
Today
☁️
27° 11°
18% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
25° 16°
45% rain
Sat
18° 15°
45% rain
Sun
🌧️
22° 14°
31% rain
Mon
23° 14°
35% rain
Tue
24° 13°
31% rain
Wed
☁️
22° 12°
33% rain
Central

Stara Zagora

Inland city, hot continental

☀️
14°C
Clear sky
Feels 12° · Wind 6 km/h ↙ · Humidity 61%
Today
☁️
23° 12°
25% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
23° 13°
33% rain
Sat
20° 13°
38% rain
Sun
🌧️
23° 14°
27% rain
Mon
🌧️
22° 15°
40% rain
Tue
🌧️
23° 13°
40% rain
Wed
🌧️
21°
30% rain
South-West

Blagoevgrad

Pirin foothills, warm summers

☀️
13°C
Clear sky
Feels 12° · Wind 5 km/h ↑ · Humidity 85%
Today
🌧️
21° 11°
53% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
19° 10°
80% rain
Sat
🌧️
19° 12°
75% rain
Sun
☁️
25° 11°
31% rain
Mon
☁️
25° 13°
29% rain
Tue
☁️
21° 11°
18% rain
Wed
22° 12°
24% rain
Pirin

Bansko (ski)

Bulgaria's biggest ski resort, season Dec-Apr

7°C
Partly cloudy
Feels 6° · Wind 5 km/h → · Humidity 94%
Today
🌧️
18°
90% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
16°
93% rain
Sat
🌧️
17°
85% rain
Sun
🌫️
21°
3% rain
Mon
☁️
19°
27% rain
Tue
☁️
14°
18% rain
Wed
🌧️
15°
26% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C2481318222525201483
Avg low°C-7-6-3159111173-1-5
Rain mm505256658075534750607065

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

Rhodopes

Pamporovo (ski)

Family-ski resort, southern Bulgaria

☀️
5°C
Clear sky
Feels 2° · Wind 8 km/h ↘ · Humidity 89%
Today
🌧️
14°
33% rain
Tomorrow
🌧️
12°
65% rain
Sat
11°
63% rain
Sun
🌫️
14°
24% rain
Mon
🌫️
14°
41% rain
Tue
🌧️
12°
38% rain
Wed
🌧️
12°
40% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C-104915192222171151
Avg low°C-7-7-4048101073-1-5
Rain mm706570809590605565759085

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

Coast

Sunny Beach

The biggest Black Sea resort

10°C
Partly cloudy
Feels 10° · Wind 4 km/h ↓ · Humidity 93%
Today
🌫️
15°
0% rain
Tomorrow
☁️
19° 10°
8% rain
Sat
🌧️
18° 14°
21% rain
Sun
🌧️
17° 13°
33% rain
Mon
🌫️
20° 12°
24% rain
Tue
🌧️
24° 13°
28% rain
Wed
☁️
19° 12°
28% rain
30-year climate normals (Jan-Dec)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high°C781116222729292519149
Avg low°C113813171919151173
Rain mm423337354754382932485851

Source: 1991-2020 ERA5 reanalysis, NIMH-aligned. Temperatures and rainfall represent typical month, not the current year.

All other monitored cities

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Data: Open-Meteo (free, ECMWF + ICON multi-model). Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991-2020, NIMH-aligned. Map: Wikipedia Bulgaria location map (CC BY-SA). Forecast values refresh every 30 minutes; this page is generated server-side, so AI search engines and slow connections see the same data.