Plovdiv weather in June

In June, Plovdiv sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Plovdiv's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plovdiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:49 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,231/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical June day in Plovdiv reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Plovdiv

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Plovdiv weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°406.63.69.30.4
Feb / -1°4072.910.31.6
Mar13° / 538.82.411.63.7
Apr18° / 468.40.513.15.9
May23° / 11°569.9014.46.9
Jun27° / 15°468.90156.6
Jul30° / 18°396.8014.85.8
Aug30° / 17°244.6013.76.0
Sep25° / 13°425.4012.37.8
Oct19° / 426.30.110.86.6
Nov12° / 385.619.63.6
Dec / -1°487.63.190.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26337
36337
46436
56436
66535
76634
86634
96733
106832
116832
126931
136931
147129
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Plovdiv gets around 46 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
934
1034
1134
1233
1333
1432
1531
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1729
1828
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2027
2126
2226
2325
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2623
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2823
2923
3023

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14742110
24542130
34343140
44143150
53944171
63744181
73544201
83443212
93243232
103143242
113042263
122942273
132841283
142740294
152740304
162739304
172638314
182638315
192737315
202737325
212736325
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Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:537:44
214.94:537:44
314.94:527:45
414.94:527:46
514.94:527:47
614.94:517:47
715.04:517:48
815.04:517:49
915.04:507:49
1015.04:507:50
1115.04:507:51
1215.04:507:51
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3015.14:537:56

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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96.3Intense
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296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Plovdiv?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Plovdiv for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Plovdiv in June

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

In June, Plovdiv sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Plovdiv in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Plovdiv peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Plovdiv in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Plovdiv is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Plovdiv's WHO annual average of 19 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2323 µg/m³Dec 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Plovdiv?

Plovdiv sits at 42.2°N, 24.8°E, 163 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Asenovgrad, 18 km away.

PazardzhikParvomayPeshteraChirpanKarlovoPanagyurishte

Topography around Plovdiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plovdiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,490 m.

The land around Plovdiv is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
965 m
80 km
2,490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Asenovgrad 18 km · Rakovski 23 km · Pazardzhik 35 km · Parvomay 39 km · Peshtera 39 km · Chirpan 48 km · Karlovo 53 km · Panagyurishte 60 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 Plovdiv (42.1539°, 24.75°, elevation 163 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. 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).