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Bulgaria · Month guide
Bulgaria in March
Around 12 °C with 65 mm of rain and 6.0 hours of sun a day.
March is a mixed month for Bulgaria — worth planning around specific regions. Around 12 °C with 65 mm of rain and 6.0 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Bulgaria · March
What the weather usually does
Bulgaria · typical month
- Day / night2 – 12 °CYear range -2 – 29 °C
- Rainfall65 mmYear range 34 – 87 mm
- Sunshine6.0 hr / dayYear range 3.4 – 8.7 hr / day
What’s open · March
Things to do in Bulgaria in March
Nothing in Bulgaria shuts for the season, but 1 thing below is weather-dependent in March.
- LimitedThe Seven Rila Lakes
glacial lakes between 2,100 and 2,500 m; the main loop is three to five hours with some steep ground
Sources: traventuria.com, bags-always-packed.com
- OpenRila Monastery
the largest monastery of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, open all year and reachable by road
Sources: toursbulgaria.com, traventuria.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
28 regions · current month
Bulgaria, taken apart
- Blagoevgrad10°C now · 4–26 °C yr
- Burgas12°C now · 7–29 °C yr
- Dobrich11°C now · 6–29 °C yr
- Gabrovo11°C now · 5–28 °C yr
- Haskovo14°C now · 8–33 °C yr
- Kardzhali13°C now · 7–31 °C yr
- Kyustendil11°C now · 4–27 °C yr
- Lovech12°C now · 5–28 °C yr
- Montana13°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Pazardzhik11°C now · 4–27 °C yr
- Pernik11°C now · 4–27 °C yr
- Pleven14°C now · 5–32 °C yr
- Plovdiv13°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- Razgrad12°C now · 5–30 °C yr
- Ruse13°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Shumen12°C now · 5–30 °C yr
- Silistra12°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Sliven12°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- Smolyan9°C now · 4–25 °C yr
- Sofia11°C now · 3–27 °C yr
- Sofia11°C now · 3–27 °C yr
- Stara Zagora13°C now · 6–31 °C yr
- Targovishte11°C now · 5–29 °C yr
- Varna12°C now · 6–29 °C yr
- Veliko Tarnovo12°C now · 5–30 °C yr
- Vidin13°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Vratsa13°C now · 5–31 °C yr
- Yambol13°C now · 7–31 °C yr
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What the governments say about Bulgaria
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2 | -2.5 | -11.1 | 13.3 |
| February | 8.6 | -0.4 | -8.8 | 17.2 |
| March | 12.0 | 2.1 | -3.8 | 19.6 |
| April | 16.7 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 24.3 |
| May | 20.6 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 26.4 |
| June | 26.1 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 31.7 |
| July | 29.1 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 34.7 |
| August | 29.3 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 33.4 |
| September | 24.7 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 29.6 |
| October | 18.4 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 25.0 |
| November | 11.8 | 3.8 | -2.4 | 19.6 |
| December | 7.0 | 0.1 | -5.6 | 13.3 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 64 |
| February | 47 |
| March | 65 |
| April | 68 |
| May | 87 |
| June | 84 |
| July | 55 |
| August | 35 |
| September | 34 |
| October | 59 |
| November | 68 |
| December | 66 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 4.4 |
| February | 5.3 |
| March | 6.0 |
| April | 7.2 |
| May | 7.1 |
| June | 8.1 |
| July | 8.7 |
| August | 8.4 |
| September | 7.0 |
| October | 5.6 |
| November | 3.7 |
| December | 3.4 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1 | 5.0 | 14.4 |
| February | 9.4 | 5.3 | 15.3 |
| March | 9.0 | 5.4 | 13.9 |
| April | 8.6 | 5.6 | 13.7 |
| May | 8.2 | 5.4 | 11.8 |
| June | 7.3 | 4.7 | 10.9 |
| July | 7.7 | 4.9 | 11.5 |
| August | 8.1 | 5.3 | 12.0 |
| September | 8.3 | 5.4 | 13.1 |
| October | 7.9 | 4.6 | 13.5 |
| November | 8.3 | 4.3 | 14.0 |
| December | 8.8 | 4.7 | 14.6 |
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