WEATHER FORECASTS
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Forecasts for Cities—Bulgaria
| City | 20.05.2026 | 21.05.2026 | 22.05.2026 | 23.05.2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | |
| Sofia | 9 / 21 |  Variable clouds, possible rain |
11 / 22 |  Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
13 / 20 |  Thunder & rain |
14 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
| Sofia district | 8 / 21 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
10 / 23 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
12 / 21 | Thunder & rain |
13 / 21 | Thunder & rain |
| Vidin | 10 / 26 |  Variable clouds |
13 / 27 | Variable clouds |
14 / 26 | Thunder & rain |
13 / 25 | Thunder & rain |
| Vratsa | 12 / 23 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
14 / 23 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
15 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
| Montana | 12 / 25 | Variable clouds |
14 / 24 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
15 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
| Pleven | 13 / 24 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
14 / 24 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
15 / 21 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 12 / 23 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
13 / 24 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
14 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
| Russe | 14 / 24 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
14 / 26 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
15 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 24 | Thunder & rain |
| Shumen | 13 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
13 / 23 |  Short rain |
14 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
13 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
| Silistra | 14 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 21 | Short rain |
16 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
| Varna | 15 / 21 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 19 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 20 | Short rain |
| Bourgas | 14 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 23 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
16 / 21 |  Mostly cloudy with rain |
14 / 22 | Short rain |
| Sliven | 13 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 24 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
15 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 24 | Thunder & rain |
| Stara Zagora | 12 / 25 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
12 / 24 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
13 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
11 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
| Plovdiv | 16 / 25 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
15 / 25 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
16 / 26 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 25 | Thunder & rain |
| Kardzhali | 11 / 22 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
13 / 24 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
13 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
| Blagoevgrad | 10 / 23 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
11 / 23 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
11 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
12 / 21 | Thunder & rain |
| Sandanski | 13 / 25 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
12 / 26 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
13 / 22 | Thunder & rain |
13 / 23 | Thunder & rain |
Forecast for the Sea Resorts
| Point | 20.05.2026 | 21.05.2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] |
Water t [°C] |
Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] |
Weather | |
| Shabla | 14 / 20 | 14 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 19 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Kaliakra | 14 / 21 | 14 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 19 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Varna | 15 / 21 | 15 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 20 | Thunder & rain |
| Emine | 14 / 22 | 15 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 20 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Burgas | 14 / 22 | 17 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 23 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Ahtopol | 14 / 22 | 15 | Thunder & rain |
14 / 21 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
Note: Sea water temperature is issued only in the warm half of the year.
Forecast for the Mountain Resorts
| Point | 20.05.2026 | 21.05.2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] |
Снежна покривка [cm] |
Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] |
Weather | |
| Botev peak | 0 / 3 | 158 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
1 / 4 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
| Murgash peak | 4 / 10 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with rain |
5 / 11 |  Mostly cloudy |
| Cherni vrah | 1 / 4 | 25 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
1 / 5 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
| Aleko* | 2 / 7 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with rain |
3 / 8 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
| Musala peak** | -3 / 0 | n.a. |  Mostly cloudy with snow |
-2 / 1 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| Borovets* | 3 / 12 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
5 / 11 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Rozhen | 4 / 12 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
5 / 12 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Snezhanka* | 3 / 8 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
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| Pamporovo* | 4 / 13 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
5 / 12 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Chepelare-Mechi Chal* | 4 / 11 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
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| Smolyan* | 5 / 17 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
5 / 19 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Bansko* | 6 / 18 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
6 / 18 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Dobrinishte* | 6 / 19 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
6 / 19 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| Todorka peak* | -2 / 1 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with snow |
-1 / 3 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| 1200m | 4 / 14 | n.a. | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
5 / 13 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
| 2000m | 2 / 6 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with rain |
2 / 7 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
* 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 | 20.05.2026 | 21.05.2026 | 22.05.2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | |
| London | 12 / 20 | Mostly cloudy |
12 / 22 | Variable clouds |
16 / 27 |  Sunny |
| Paris | 13 / 22 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
14 / 25 | Sunny |
15 / 28 | Sunny |
| Brussels | 12 / 18 | Short rain |
11 / 21 |  Mostly sunny |
13 / 24 | Mostly sunny |
| Madrid | 16 / 31 | Mostly sunny |
17 / 32 | Sunny |
18 / 33 | Sunny |
| Stockholm | 8 / 19 | Sunny |
9 / 14 |  Overcast |
10 / 18 | Mostly sunny |
| Berlin | 10 / 21 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
11 / 22 | Mostly cloudy |
12 / 25 | Mostly cloudy |
| Warsaw | 12 / 21 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
10 / 23 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
10 / 21 | Mostly sunny |
| Rome | 15 / 28 | Mostly sunny |
16 / 30 | Mostly sunny |
16 / 30 | Mostly sunny |
| Prague | 9 / 21 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
10 / 22 | Mostly cloudy |
10 / 24 | Mostly cloudy |
| Budapest | 10 / 23 | Mostly sunny |
13 / 24 | Short rain |
13 / 25 | Sunny |
| Kiev | 15 / 24 | Thunder & rain |
16 / 24 | Sun, cloud, shower, and thunder |
15 / 24 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
| Moscow | 18 / 31 | Mostly sunny |
18 / 29 | Mostly cloudy |
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| Belgrade | 12 / 23 | Variable clouds |
13 / 24 | Mostly sunny |
15 / 25 | Mostly sunny |
| Bucharest | 13 / 25 | Short rain |
14 / 25 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
14 / 23 |  Rain |
| Thessaloniki | 15 / 26 | Mostly sunny |
16 / 27 | Sunny |
17 / 27 | Short rain |
| Athens | 14 / 25 | Mostly sunny |
14 / 27 | Sunny |
15 / 23 |  Thunderstorms |
| Istanbul | 14 / 21 | Thunder & rain |
15 / 22 | Variable clouds, possible rain |
16 / 23 | Thunderstorms |
| Ankara | 12 / 18 | Thunder & rain |
10 / 21 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
11 / 21 | Thunderstorms |