Best: Aug · Great: Jun-Jul, Sep
A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around August giving way to milder, wetter conditions by December. In August, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 2 days of the month.
Varna's beaches and seaside gardens anchor the northern coast, with the Roman Thermae ruins worth a stop in the old town. Sunny Beach, Bulgaria's largest resort strip, is the classic package-holiday destination further south, while Nessebar's UNESCO-listed old town — a small peninsula of wooden houses and medieval churches — makes an easy half-day trip nearby. Burgas anchors the southern coast, with its own beaches and the Burgas Lakes nature reserve just inland.
Try shopska salad and grilled fish fresh off the Black Sea, alongside rakia — Bulgaria's national fruit brandy, found everywhere along the coast.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cool days around 6°/0°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 7°/1°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 10°/3°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 15°/8°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/13°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/17°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/19°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/16°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/11°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/6°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 8°/2°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).