How many sunny days does Plovdiv have per year?

Plovdiv averages approximately 222 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Plovdiv?

Plovdiv has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 17.5 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

Plovdiv

Plovdiv · Bulgaria

Bulgaria's second-largest city.

Medium city

332K

49 km²

169m

05:06 UTC+2

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Plovdiv, Bulgaria is a 332K-resident city with 222 sunny days and 55 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 17.5 µg/m³. Bulgaria's second-largest city.

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Climate

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Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Plovdiv

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	10	16	17	21	26	30	36	35	30	24	15	11	23
Daily mean°C	4	7	10	13	19	25	30	28	23	17	9	6	16
Daily low°C	-2	0	3	6	12	17	21	20	15	8	3	0	9
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	14	18	20	24	28	31	35	34	30	26	19	15	25
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	1	5	9	14	20	26	29	29	23	17	8	3	15
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-9	-7	-3	1	9	16	19	18	12	4	-3	-6	4
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	71	65	64	62	59	50	39	38	51	55	75	85	60
Dewpoint°C	-2.0	0.9	3.5	5.3	9.8	13.8	12.9	13.2	11.5	7.4	5.3	3.0	7.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	40	19	38	68	38	40	13	16	15	15	37	77	415
Rain days≥1mm	6	4	11	10	10	12	3	6	4	4	8	10	88
Snowfallmm	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Snow days≥1mm	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.6
Wind gustsm/s	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.8
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	6.6	7.8	8.8	10.1	10.3	11.2	12.3	11.5	10.0	9.1	6.3	5.6	9.1
Clear skyindex	38%	56%	50%	56%	46%	53%	75%	74%	55%	62%	47%	35%	54%
UV indexmax avg	1.3	2.3	2.9	4.8	6.0	6.8	7.7	6.9	5.2	3.4	1.7	1.1	4.2

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Plovdiv

Plovdiv offers a solid outdoor season. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 5/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 11/12 months — impressive.

Jan

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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Annual

5/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

50Apr: 50% viability

79May: 79% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

91Aug: 91% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

5/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

50Apr: 50% viability

79May: 79% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

91Aug: 91% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

47%

Cold

11/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

73Jul: 73% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

91Oct: 91% viability

81Nov: 81% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

11/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

73Jul: 73% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

91Oct: 91% viability

81Nov: 81% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

79%

Cold

11/12

Walking

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

60Jul: 60% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

11/12

Walking

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

60Jul: 60% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

92%

Heat

10/12

Running

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

99Apr: 99% viability

95May: 95% viability

69Jun: 69% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

41Aug: 41% viability

85Sep: 85% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

10/12

Running

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

99Apr: 99% viability

95May: 95% viability

69Jun: 69% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

41Aug: 41% viability

85Sep: 85% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

85%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Plovdiv

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	10	16	17	21	26	30	36	35	30	24	15	11	23
Daily mean°C	4	7	10	13	19	25	30	28	23	17	9	6	16
Daily low°C	-2	0	3	6	12	17	21	20	15	8	3	0	9
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	14	18	20	24	28	31	35	34	30	26	19	15	25
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	1	5	9	14	20	26	29	29	23	17	8	3	15
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-9	-7	-3	1	9	16	19	18	12	4	-3	-6	4
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	71	65	64	62	59	50	39	38	51	55	75	85	60
Dewpoint°C	-2.0	0.9	3.5	5.3	9.8	13.8	12.9	13.2	11.5	7.4	5.3	3.0	7.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	40	19	38	68	38	40	13	16	15	15	37	77	415
Rain days≥1mm	6	4	11	10	10	12	3	6	4	4	8	10	88
Snowfallmm	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Snow days≥1mm	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.6
Wind gustsm/s	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.8
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	6.6	7.8	8.8	10.1	10.3	11.2	12.3	11.5	10.0	9.1	6.3	5.6	9.1
Clear skyindex	38%	56%	50%	56%	46%	53%	75%	74%	55%	62%	47%	35%	54%
UV indexmax avg	1.3	2.3	2.9	4.8	6.0	6.8	7.7	6.9	5.2	3.4	1.7	1.1	4.2

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Plovdiv

Plovdiv offers a solid outdoor season. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 5/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 11/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

5/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

50Apr: 50% viability

79May: 79% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

91Aug: 91% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

5/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

14Mar: 14% viability

50Apr: 50% viability

79May: 79% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

91Aug: 91% viability

91Sep: 91% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

47%

Cold

11/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

73Jul: 73% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

91Oct: 91% viability

81Nov: 81% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

11/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

73Jul: 73% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

91Oct: 91% viability

81Nov: 81% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

79%

Cold

11/12

Walking

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

60Jul: 60% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

11/12

Walking

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

99May: 99% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

60Jul: 60% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

94Sep: 94% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

92%

Heat

10/12

Running

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

99Apr: 99% viability

95May: 95% viability

69Jun: 69% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

41Aug: 41% viability

85Sep: 85% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

10/12

Running

99Jan: 99% viability

100Feb: 100% viability

100

100Mar: 100% viability

100

99Apr: 99% viability

95May: 95% viability

69Jun: 69% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

41Aug: 41% viability

85Sep: 85% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

85%

Heat

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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