Varna weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Varna is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with July and June close behind. Varna averages about 2,248 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 30 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,248
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 538 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈12 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 319k
- Elevation
- 67 m
When is the best time to visit Varna?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Varna is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Varna?
Varna gets a moderate 2,248 hours of sunshine a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate August (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. Varna is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Bulgaria. The year's 538 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 53 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 38 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 41 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| April | 36 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 30 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| May | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 43 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 50 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 46 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 30 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 50 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 60 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| November | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 43 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 54 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
Sea temperature in Varna by month
The sea off Varna is warmest in July at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 8°C / 46°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Burgas Bulgaria · 78 km · best in Aug · 2,238 h sun/yr
- Bucharest Romania · 203 km · best in Aug · 2,214 h sun/yr
- Istanbul Türkiye · 230 km · best in Jul · 2,201 h sun/yr
- Brașov (Ghimbav) Romania · 330 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Craiova Romania · 338 km · best in Aug · 2,200 h sun/yr
- Sofia Bulgaria · 363 km · best in Aug · 2,157 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Constanța Romania · 136 km · 2,248 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Çorlu Türkiye · 233 km · 2,423 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Plovdiv Bulgaria · 276 km · 2,200 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Varna compares month by month: Varna vs Istanbul · Varna vs Bucharest · Varna vs Burgas · all comparisons
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