Europe
Bulgaria
About 7M people live in Bulgaria, on 110,910 km² in 28 regions; the capital is Sofia. The highest summit is Musala (2,925 m).
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberSilistra 83
October: highs18° – 20°
Rain this month, on average43mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Sep–Oct.
Bulgaria at a glance
The atlas follows 6,029 places here month by month, with 328 mountains and 204 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, September and October.
Sofia now17°CShowers · 16:32Sunrise · sunset07:48 · 18:35SofiaNext holiday24 DecemberChristmas EveEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events11 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
6,029places in 28 regions328summits, highest Musala204monuments375museums115lakes4beaches6ski areas3festivals932huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Bulgaria's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
-7%7.25M in 1950 → 6.71M in 2025 → 5.4M in 2050Bulgaria · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$44,5002025 · 52/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy75.82024 · 99/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities74 %2025 · 76/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet82 %2024 · 90/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.722024 · 122/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover36 %2024 · 91/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Bulgaria
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Bulgaria
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
78OctoberSofia
Apr · Sep–Oct
18° / 7°45 mm
80OctoberPlovdiv
Apr · Sep–Oct
20° / 8°39 mm
81OctoberVarna
May · Sep–Oct
19° / 10°43 mm
80OctoberVeliko Tarnovo
Apr · Sep–Oct
19° / 9°42 mm
80OctoberBurgas
May · Sep–Oct
19° / 11°54 mm
81OctoberRuse
Apr · Sep–Oct
19° / 8°44 mm
81OctoberPleven
Apr · Sep–Oct
19° / 8°38 mm
82OctoberDobrich
May · Sep–Oct
18° / 7°40 mm
28 regions
Kardzhali767 places · 9 summits · Kardzhali
Blagoevgrad409 places · 73 summits · Blagoevgrad
Veliko Tarnovo359 places · Veliko Tarnovo
Gabrovo351 places · 2 summits · Gabrovo
Sofia336 places · 51 summits · Samokov
Smolyan299 places · 22 summits · Smolyan
Haskovo277 places · 10 summits · Haskovo
Burgas273 places · 35 summits · Burgas
Plovdiv232 places · 12 summits · Plovdiv
Kyustendil230 places · 23 summits · Kyustendil
Dobrich218 places · Dobrich
Stara Zagora208 places · 8 summits · Stara Zagora
Targovishte194 places · Targovishte
Pernik172 places · 35 summits · Pernik
Varna163 places · Varna
Shumen151 places · 3 summits · Shumen
Lovech149 places · 3 summits · Lovech
Vidin142 places · 7 summits · Vidin
Montana132 places · 5 summits · Montana
Vratsa130 places · 3 summits · Vratsa
Pazardzhik125 places · 6 summits · Pazardzhik
Sliven122 places · 7 summits · Sliven
Pleven121 places · 1 summits · Pleven
Silistra119 places · Silistra
Razgrad112 places · Razgrad
Yambol109 places · 1 summits · Yambol
Ruse83 places · Ruse
Sofia-Capital46 places · 11 summits · Sofia
Bulgaria from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Bulgaria
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Nature in Bulgaria
Summit2,925 m
Musala
Summit2,914 m
Vihren
Summit2,908 m
Kutelo
Lake
Lake Varna
Lake
Lake Mandrensko
Lake
Iskar ReservoirWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Bulgaria
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Bulgaria
204 monuments and 375 museums; the best known first.
Bachkovo MonasteryBuilt 1001 · Byzantine
Pirin National ParkBuilt 1962
Monastery of Saint John of RilaBuilt 946
Boyana ChurchBuilt 980
Srebarna Nature ReserveBuilt 1948
Rock-hewn Churches of IvanovoBuilt 13
Museum
Alexander Nevsky CathedralBuilt 1882
Museum
Baba VidaThe festival year
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What's on in Bulgaria
The ground and the sky in Bulgaria
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 19508magnitude 5+, of them 0 of 6+StrongestM5.6Kozarevets 17 km ↗ · 1986Deadliest127deaths · 1928The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · SofiaNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · SofiaNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Bulgaria
4 large airports, 714 railway stations, 15 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Sofia AirportSOF · Sofia
7.6 kmPlovdiv International AirportPDV · Plovdiv
13 kmVarna AirportVAR · Varna
7 kmBurgas AirportBOJ · Burgas
8 kmBucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportBBU · Ruse
74 kmCraiova International AirportCRA · Pleven
116 kmЦентрална гара СофияSofia
1.7 kmФилиповоPlovdiv
1.8 kmВарнаVarna
2.4 kmВелико ТърновоVeliko Tarnovo
1.1 kmВладимир ПавловBurgas
1 kmЦентрална гара РусеRuse
1.7 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +359
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyEuroEUR
LanguagesBulgarian
Local time16:32Sofia
Tipping
About 10% in restaurants is usual for good service; in cafés and taxis the bill is rounded up.