WEATHER FORECASTS

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Forecasts for Cities—Bulgaria

City	01.01.2026		02.01.2026		03.01.2026		04.01.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Sofia	-8 / 1	Mostly sunny	-3 / 5	Variable clouds	2 / 9	Mostly cloudy	5 / 12	Mostly cloudy
Sofia district	-10 / 2	Mostly sunny	-4 / 7	Variable clouds	1 / 12	Mostly cloudy	3 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain
Vidin	-7 / 5	Mostly sunny	-4 / 6	Variable clouds	-1 / 12	Rain	1 / 4	Rain & snow
Vratsa	-3 / 2	Mostly sunny	-5 / 6	Variable clouds, possible rain	4 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 5	Overcast
Montana	-3 / 4	Mostly sunny	-5 / 6	Variable clouds	5 / 12	Weak rain	1 / 3	Rain & snow
Pleven	-6 / 3	Mostly sunny	-2 / 9	Variable clouds	6 / 14	Mostly cloudy	2 / 6	Rain
Veliko Tarnovo	-6 / 3	Mostly sunny	-4 / 10	Variable clouds	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy	4 / 16	Variable clouds
Russe	-5 / 2	Mostly sunny	-1 / 9	Variable clouds	3 / 14	Mostly cloudy	4 / 10	Weak rain
Shumen	-6 / 1	Sunny	-3 / 6	Mostly sunny	2 / 12	Mostly cloudy	6 / 16	Mostly cloudy
Silistra	-5 / 1	Sunny	-2 / 7	Mostly sunny	3 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	4 / 9	Mostly cloudy
Varna	-4 / 3	Mostly sunny	-2 / 7	Variable clouds	4 / 14	Variable clouds	8 / 16	Mostly cloudy with rain
Bourgas	-3 / 4	Mostly sunny	1 / 9	Mostly sunny	7 / 15	Variable clouds	12 / 16	Mostly cloudy
Sliven	-5 / 2	Mostly sunny	-5 / 4	Mostly sunny	0 / 10	Variable clouds	9 / 16	Mostly cloudy
Stara Zagora	-6 / 3	Sunny	-3 / 6	Mostly sunny	-1 / 11	Variable clouds	6 / 14	Mostly cloudy
Plovdiv	-4 / 4	Sunny	-4 / 6	Mostly sunny	-2 / 12	Variable clouds	3 / 13	Mostly cloudy
Kardzhali	-5 / 3	Mostly sunny	-3 / 8	Variable clouds	1 / 13	Mostly cloudy	10 / 15	Weak rain
Blagoevgrad	-8 / 2	Sunny	-4 / 6	Variable clouds, possible rain	4 / 5	Rain	5 / 11	Rain
Sandanski	-5 / 4	Sunny	-2 / 6	Variable clouds, possible rain	-2 / 12	Mostly cloudy	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy

Forecast for the Sea Resorts

Point	01.01.2026			02.01.2026		03.01.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Water t [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Shabla	-4 / 2	9	Mostly sunny	2 / 9	Variable clouds
Kaliakra	-3 / 3	9	Mostly sunny	4 / 9	Variable clouds
Varna	-4 / 3	9	Mostly sunny	-2 / 7	Variable clouds	4 / 14	Variable clouds
Emine	-3 / 5	10	Mostly sunny	2 / 8	Mostly sunny
Burgas	-3 / 4	11	Mostly sunny	1 / 9	Mostly sunny	7 / 15	Variable clouds
Ahtopol	-2 / 4	11	Mostly sunny	1 / 9	Mostly sunny

Note: Sea water temperature is issued only in the warm half of the year.

Forecast for the Mountain Resorts

Point	01.01.2026			02.01.2026		03.01.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Snow cover [cm]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Botev peak	-22 / -12	84	Variable clouds, possible snow	-13 / -6	Variable clouds
Murgash peak	-15 / -8	10	Mostly sunny	-9 / -1	Variable clouds
Cherni vrah	-21 / -12	30	Mostly sunny	-12 / -5	Variable clouds
Aleko*	-19 / -9	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-10 / -2	Variable clouds
Musala peak**	-27 / -15	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-15 / -9	Variable clouds
Borovets*	-13 / -4	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-9 / 1	Variable clouds
Rozhen	-16 / -5	15	Mostly sunny	-9 / 3	Variable clouds
Snezhanka*	-19 / -8	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-11 / -4	Variable clouds
Pamporovo*	-16 / -5	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-8 / 2	Variable clouds
Chepelare-Mechi Chal*	-16 / -5	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-8 / -1	Variable clouds
Smolyan*	-11 / 0	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-10 / 3	Variable clouds
Bansko*	-11 / 0	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-8 / 4	Variable clouds
Dobrinishte*	-11 / 1	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-7 / 3	Variable clouds
Todorka peak*	-26 / -14	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-14 / -8	Variable clouds
1200m	-12 / -3	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-8 / 3	Variable clouds
2000m	-19 / -10	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-11 / -4	Variable clouds

* Snow depth information is from the Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Service

** Snow depth not measured.

Note: Snow cover depth is given only during the cold half of the year.

Note: Snow height is issued only in the cold half of the year.

Forecasts for Cities—Europe

City	01.01.2026		02.01.2026		03.01.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
London	1 / 6	Rain	2 / 4	Sunny	-1 / 2	Sunny
Paris	1 / 6	Variable clouds	2 / 6	Variable clouds, possible rain	0 / 4	Sunny
Brussels	0 / 4	Rain	1 / 3	Rain & snow	0 / 2	Overcast
Madrid	-1 / 6	Variable clouds	6 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	8 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain
Stockholm	-4 / 2	Heavy snow	-1 / 1	Light snow	-3 / 1	Light snow
Berlin	2 / 4	Rain & snow	2 / 4	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 2	Light snow
Warsaw	-9 / 1	Light snow	0 / 0	Light snow	-2 / -1	Light snow
Rome	7 / 11	Mostly cloudy with rain	11 / 16	Rain	11 / 14	Thunderstorms
Prague	0 / 2	Mostly cloudy	0 / 2	Mostly cloudy	-2 / 1	Mostly cloudy
Budapest	-2 / 3	Mostly cloudy	-1 / 3	Light snow	0 / 3	Sunny
Kiev	-11 / -8	Variable clouds	-12 / 0	Variable clouds	-3 / 0	Rain & snow
Moscow	-12 / -10	Light snow	-15 / -6	Mostly cloudy with snow
Belgrade	-2 / 7	Mostly sunny	4 / 12	Mostly cloudy	4 / 5	Mostly cloudy
Bucharest	-5 / 3	Sunny	-3 / 8	Mostly sunny	0 / 12	Variable clouds, possible rain
Thessaloniki	-2 / 6	Sunny	-1 / 10	Sunny	3 / 15	Mostly cloudy
Athens	0 / 9	Sunny	-2 / 13	Mostly cloudy	8 / 18	Mostly cloudy
Istanbul	-1 / 3	Mostly cloudy	2 / 9	Variable clouds	8 / 13	Short rain
Ankara	-6 / -2	Light snow	-10 / -1	Mostly cloudy	-9 / 3	Overcast