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Burgas weather by month

Average day and night temperatures, rainfall and sunshine hours in every month of the year. It helps you choose when to go and what to pack. Figures are long-term averages for 1991–2020.

  • +29 °Cby day in July and August
  • 24 mmrain in August, the driest month
  • 339 hof sun in July

The climate figures are long-term averages (1991–2020); the weather in any given year differs. Check a fresh forecast before you travel.

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Four seasons

📍 Burgas and the coastWhat to expect

Burgas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen): hot summers and mild winters. The seasons below are grouped by temperature.

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Winter: December to February

Around +7…+9 °C by day, from −0.1 to +1.7 °C at night. Little sun: 63 hours in December. Fewer places are open at the resorts.

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Cool: March, April, November

+12 °C by day in March, +16 °C in April and +14 °C in November. Good for city walks and trips without the beach.

+12…+16 °C
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Mild: May and October

About +22 °C by day in May and +19 °C in October. October is the wettest month of the year: 65 mm.

+19…+22 °C
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Hot: June to September

From +25 °C by day in September to +29 °C in July and August, 264–339 hours of sun a month. August is the driest: 24 mm and 3 rainy days.

+25…+29 °C

The groups (winter, cool, mild, hot) are our own rough scale based on the averages.

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Weather by month

📍 Burgas and the coastBurgas, monthly average

Daytime maximum and night minimum, rainfall and sunshine in each month.

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January: +6.6 °C

By day +6.6 °C, at night −0.1 °C. Rain 48 mm, 6 rainy days. Sunshine 76 h. Dress warmly.

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February: +8.8 °C

By day +8.8 °C, at night +0.9 °C. Rain 42 mm, 5 rainy days. Sunshine 110 h. Dress warmly.

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March: +12.2 °C

By day +12.2 °C, at night +3.7 °C. Rain 43 mm, 7 rainy days. Sunshine 147 h. Good for walks.

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April: +16.2 °C

By day +16.2 °C, at night +7.8 °C. Rain 42 mm, 6 rainy days. Sunshine 207 h. Good for walks.

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May: +21.7 °C

By day +21.7 °C, at night +13.0 °C. Rain 47 mm, 7 rainy days. Sunshine 278 h. Pleasant weather.

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June: +26.5 °C

By day +26.5 °C, at night +17.3 °C. Rain 50 mm, 6 rainy days. Sunshine 302 h. Beach season.

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July: +28.8 °C

By day +28.8 °C, at night +19.5 °C. Rain 45 mm, 5 rainy days. Sunshine 339 h. Beach season.

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August: +28.8 °C

By day +28.8 °C, at night +19.6 °C. Rain 24 mm, 3 rainy days. Sunshine 323 h. Beach season.

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September: +24.7 °C

By day +24.7 °C, at night +15.6 °C. Rain 50 mm, 5 rainy days. Sunshine 264 h. Beach season.

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October: +19.2 °C

By day +19.2 °C, at night +11.1 °C. Rain 65 mm, 6 rainy days. Sunshine 185 h. Pleasant weather.

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November: +13.5 °C

By day +13.5 °C, at night +6.3 °C. Rain 51 mm, 5 rainy days. Sunshine 118 h. Good for walks.

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December: +8.1 °C

By day +8.1 °C, at night +1.7 °C. Rain 49 mm, 7 rainy days. Sunshine 63 h. Dress warmly.

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Rainy days are days with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Data from Wikipedia (NOAA) for the Burgas weather station.

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Questions and answers

📍 Burgas and the coastWeather in brief

Weather in brief

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Which month is hottest in Burgas?

July and August: on average about +29 °C by day and about +20 °C at night.

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Which month has the least rain in Burgas?

August: on average 24 mm of rain and 3 rainy days. October has the most, about 65 mm.

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How much rain does Burgas get in a year?

About 556 mm a year and about 68 days with at least 1 mm. Sunshine is about 2,412 hours a year.

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When is the best time to visit Burgas to avoid the heat?

May and September: about +22 °C and +25 °C by day. In September the sea is still warm, about +23 °C.

Values are long-term averages; actual weather depends on the year. Check a fresh forecast before you travel.

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Sources

Values are long-term averages; actual weather depends on the year. Check a fresh forecast before you travel.

Photos: Wikimedia Commons — TodorBelomorski (CC BY-SA 4.0), Vassia Atanassova (CC BY-SA 4.0), Fred Cherrygarden (CC BY-SA 4.0), EC Audiovisual Service / N. Doychinov (CC BY 4.0), MrPanyGoff (CC BY-SA 3.0), Burgas kitesurfers (public domain). Other data comes from open guidebooks (see the list of sources above).