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Satellite view of Varnenski Zaliv; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Bay

Varnenski Zaliv

BulgariaVarna · Bulgaria · Mediterranean Sea

43.1915, 27.9403 · Varna, 4 km

  • 25°Sea · August
  • 27°High · August
  • 10.5 hSunshine · July
The dot marks Varnenski Zaliv. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Varnenski Zaliv in October

  • 18°CAir, daytime high14°C at night
  • 18°CSea temperature
  • 4.5 hSunshine a day
  • 7 daysRainy days in the month60 mm in total
  • 18 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • 82Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Varnenski Zaliv ↗
  • 10 kmAirport: Varna Airport (VAR)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 18.9 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.7 °C

1991–2020 average: 18.2 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: ±0.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 17.7 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August25 °C
Most sunshineJune and July10 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and August30 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan7°2 h53 mm
  2. Feb6°3 h38 mm
  3. Mar7°5 h41 mm
  4. Apr10°7 h30 mm
  5. May16°9 h43 mm
  6. Jun21°10 h50 mm
  7. Jul24°10 h46 mm
  8. Aug25°10 h30 mm
  9. Sep22°7 h50 mm
  10. Oct18°4 h60 mm
  11. Nov14°3 h43 mm
  12. Dec10°2 h54 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 7°Feb: 6°Mar: 7°Apr: 10°May: 16°Jun: 21°Jul: 24°Aug: 25°Sep: 22°Oct: 18°Nov: 14°Dec: 10°6°25°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 4 °C (High 6° / Low 2°)Feb: 5 °C (High 7° / Low 3°)Mar: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 5°)Apr: 10 °C (High 13° / Low 8°)May: 16 °C (High 19° / Low 14°)Jun: 22 °C (High 24° / Low 19°)Jul: 24 °C (High 27° / Low 22°)Aug: 25 °C (High 27° / Low 22°)Sep: 21 °C (High 23° / Low 18°)Oct: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 14°)Nov: 11 °C (High 13° / Low 9°)Dec: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 4°)25°4°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm20 mm40 mm60 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 53 mmFeb: 38 mmMar: 41 mmApr: 30 mm30May: 43 mmJun: 50 mmJul: 46 mmAug: 30 mmSep: 50 mmOct: 60 mm60Nov: 43 mmDec: 54 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 2.1 h2.1Feb: 3.2 hMar: 4.9 hApr: 7.3 hMay: 9.1 hJun: 10.1 hJul: 10.5 h10.5Aug: 9.9 hSep: 7.1 hOct: 4.5 hNov: 2.6 hDec: 2.1 h2.1

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Varnenski Zaliv: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Varnenski Zaliv: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January6275372.121
February7363863.221
March9574174.918
April138103077.316
May1914164389.114
June24192150910.114
July27222446710.514
Augustwarmest sea2722253059.916
September2318225077.118
October1814186074.518
November139144372.619
December84105482.121

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Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Varnenski Zaliv: Regata in Varna bay - panoramio
Photo: KrasiKrastev · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER26 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202017 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.126 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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