As a summary from the prospective of the motorcyclist the weather in Bulgaria is very pleasant for riding. Not too hot, neither too cold. Lots of sunny days during the suitable for riding season, with few rains during the transition period between Spring – Summer and Summer – Autumn.
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The geographical location of Bulgaria determines the significant changes in the temperature of the air and the presence of two clearly differentiated, opposite characteristics of the annual seasons – winter and summer, and the transition between them – spring and autumn.
Most suitable for motorcycle riding months throughout the year are from mid May till late October, but it all depends on the current meteorological fronts, which influence Bulgaria at a given point of time.
For example during current year (2018) we had an unusually high amount of rains, cold and unpleasant, especially for motorcycle riding, days. The weather began to stabilize during end of July.
The overall suitable for riding weather begins in mid May with some rains and few cold and windy days. After mid June it’s already well stabilized and continues till mid September, when the meteorological environment changes and reminds more the beginning – mid May. After end of September the weather is still good for motorcycle trips till end of October. After that there are occasional windows of opportunity to practice the beloved hobby.
Sometimes even in January one can find good conditions to get out and ride, but it’s on very rare occasions not worthy mentioning.
Air temperatures.
The average annual temperature for most of Bulgaria is between 10 and 14 ° C (in accordance to some sources the average for the country is 10.5 ° C), but in the different parts of the country it changes substantially. For the non-mountain lands, it is usually between 10 and 13 ° C. The highest is in Sandanski – 13.9 ° C, and the lowest is at Musala peak -2.9 ° С.
The average annual temperatures show strong dependence on the altitude, and with its increase they decrease.
Less differentiated are the changes under the influence of the latitude, i.e. the southern parts of the country have higher average annual temperatures, especially during the cold half-year.
Average annual air temperature in Bulgaria
Annual averages:
The coldest month in Bulgaria is January with average temperature between -1.5C – +3.0 C.
The hottest month is July with average temperatures between +21C – +25C.
The air pressure in Bulgaria is measured lately in hPa (Hecto Pascals).
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It has a reverse characteristics in comparison to the air temperature – the higher the air temperature the lower the air pressure. During the winter months the pressure raises to its maximum values and vice versa during the summer months. The lowest average value of the air pressure is measure in Varna – 784.7 hPa. The absolute minimum is measured in Varna again – 730.5 hPa.
Daily averages:
The highest values are measured at dawn and then gradually decreases to its lowest values and noon.
Average annual values of rain falls in Bulgaria
The average annual amount of rains strongly deviates and can be presented with the following values:
– 416 mm in the Black sea side Dobrudzha area and 1 335 mm measured at the mountain hut “Ambaritsa”, while the average value for the whole country is 650 mm;
The average annual amounts of rains are distributed as follow:
– Northern part of Bulgaria (North from the Balkan mountains), Middle part and North West part are characterized with moderate continental climate with its rain peaks in May and June. The minimum rain falls are observed in February.
– Southern part of Bulgaria (South of the Balkan mountains), Middle part and South West part are characterized with Mediterranean regime of the rain falls. The maximum rain falls are observed during the winter months and the minimum during the summer – August and September.
Fogs are common only for the cold periods of the year, when typically motorcycles are not ridden and therefore are not that important.
Another unpleasant event during the summer period are the hailstorms, but they are not that often either. They are usually well observed and warnings are spread across the news, so everyone can take precaution measures to avoid them or hide from them.
Source: Institute of Meteorology – Bulgarian Academy of Science.
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