The Weather in Bulgaria

Bulgaria has a small area, but the country also has variable and complex climate between Continental and Mediterranean climate. The Bulgarian mountains operate as barriers for air masses, causing contrasts in Bulgarian weather over fairly short distances. The continental air masses circulate freely in the southern area of the country, separated of the Balkan Mountains.

The Mediterranean Bulgarian weather system dominated in the area of the country, marked by the Rhodope Mountains.

The area of strong summers and high humidity includes Thracian Plain. This place is influenced by a combination of the two systems. The Bulgarian weather in this region is more severe than that of other parts of Bulgaria in the same latitude. This is a transitional are and the average temperatures are erratic and may vary widely from year to year.

The Black Sea (the eastern frontier of Bulgaria) moderates the Coastal climate. In the same time, the strong winds and violent local storms are frequent phenomenon during the winter.

The coldest winter is in the area of the Danube River, in contrast the temperatures during the winter close on the Greek and Turkish borders are really soft.

Links:

Weather Bulgaria

weather.digsys.bg
bulgarian.wunderground.com/global/BU.html
weather.bg