Best time to visit Bulgaria
Every guide's best months, checked against its own thirty-year rainfall: a filled month is recommended, a hatched one has over 250 mm of rain. Most of Bulgaria agrees on May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
| Place | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | In words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SofiaMay to June, and September to October (winter is skiing on Vitosha; high summer is hot but the mountain is next door) | May to June, and September to October (winter is skiing on Vitosha; high summer is hot but the mountain is next door) | ||||||||||||
| PlovdivApril to June, and September to October (July and August are 35°C on the stone) | April to June, and September to October (July and August are 35°C on the stone) | ||||||||||||
| BanskoDecember to March for the snow, and June to September for the mountain (the lifts run in both) | December to March for the snow, and June to September for the mountain (the lifts run in both) | ||||||||||||
| Veliko TarnovoApril to June, and September to October (the summer is hot; the sound-and-light show runs whenever a group pays) | April to June, and September to October (the summer is hot; the sound-and-light show runs whenever a group pays) | ||||||||||||
| VarnaJune to September for the sea (the water is warmest in the late summer; May and October are quiet and mild) | June to September for the sea (the water is warmest in the late summer; May and October are quiet and mild) |
best month · over 250 mm · the letters are the months, January to December.
The guides in Bulgaria
SofiaBulgariaA capital with a mountain at the end of the tram line, Roman ruins under the metro, and the cheapest good coffee in the EU
PlovdivBulgariaOne of the oldest cities in Europe, a Roman theatre still in use, seven hills, and a bohemian quarter called the Trap
BanskoBulgariaThe cheapest serious skiing in Europe, a stone-house old town under the Pirin, and a summer of hiking to glacial lakes
Veliko TarnovoBulgariaThe medieval capital stacked above a river gorge, a fortress lit up at night, and a craft street still working
VarnaBulgariaThe Black Sea capital: a Roman bath the size of a block, a sea garden that runs for miles, and the oldest worked gold on earth