Dobrich weather in May

In May, Dobrich sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dobrich's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dobrich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:50 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Dobrich is city in Dobrich municipality, Dobrich oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
637/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dobrich reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Dobrich

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dobrich weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°447.449.10.0
Feb / -1°396.73.310.20.5
Mar10° / 539.42.611.62.3
Apr15° / 5310.10.313.24.6
May20° / 11°6911.4014.56.3
Jun25° / 15°8011.5015.26.7
Jul27° / 17°629.3014.96.9
Aug27° / 17°497.1013.87.2
Sep23° / 13°536.8012.37.5
Oct17° / 516.90.110.85.7
Nov11° / 446.51.19.52.8
Dec / -1°447.42.88.80.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dobrich gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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334
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39640
49640
59550
69460
79280
89190
989110
1088120
1186140
1283161
1381181
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25533710
26513811
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29464014
30444115
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:097:03
213.95:077:04
314.05:067:05
414.05:057:06
514.15:037:08
614.15:027:09
714.25:017:10
814.24:597:11
914.24:587:12
1014.34:577:13
1114.34:557:15
1214.44:547:16
1314.44:537:17
1414.44:527:18
1514.54:517:19
1614.54:507:20
1714.54:497:21
1814.64:487:22
1914.64:477:23
2014.64:467:24
2114.74:457:25
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2914.94:387:33
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3115.04:377:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.1Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dobrich?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dobrich for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dobrich in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Dobrich sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dobrich in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Oct 2 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Dobrich in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dobrich peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dobrich in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dobrich is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dobrich?

Dobrich sits at 43.6°N, 27.8°E, 215 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Varna, 39 km away.

VarnaAsparuhovoMangaliaSilistraShumenMedgidiaCernavodăFeteşti

Topography around Dobrich

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dobrich.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dobrich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m.

The land around Dobrich is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), cropland (31%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
565 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Varna 39 km · Asparuhovo 43 km · Mangalia 66 km · Silistra 77 km · Shumen 80 km · Medgidia 84 km · Cernavodă 88 km · Feteşti 91 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dobrich (43.5649°, 27.8314°, elevation 215 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).