Targovishte in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Targovishte sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 196 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 9°C in early March to 23°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Targovishte's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Targovishte's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 16°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 196 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Targovishte in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 9°C in early March to 23°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Targovishte reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Targovishte

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Targovishte weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -3°	53	8.3	5.8	9.2	0.0
Feb	6° / -2°	47	7.9	4.9	10.2	0.5
Mar	10° / 2°	59	10.1	3.8	11.6	2.4
Apr	16° / 6°	60	10.8	0.7	13.2	4.8
May	21° / 11°	77	12.2	0	14.5	6.2
Jun	25° / 15°	76	11.7	0	15.1	6.6
Jul	28° / 17°	65	9.5	0	14.9	6.8
Aug	28° / 17°	44	6.4	0	13.8	7.1
Sep	23° / 13°	55	6.7	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	17° / 8°	55	7.3	0.4	10.8	5.7
Nov	11° / 3°	51	7.3	2	9.5	2.7
Dec	5° / -1°	55	8.7	4.6	8.9	0.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Targovishte gets around 196 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 14 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Targovishte?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Targovishte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Targovishte in Spring

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

In spring, Targovishte sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Targovishte in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Targovishte peaks around July 18 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	8	6	8	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Targovishte in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Targovishte is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	16	14	13	14	13	11	11	11	10	9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Targovishte?

Targovishte sits at 43.3°N, 26.6°E, 186 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Shumen, 28 km away.

Topography around Targovishte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Targovishte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 199 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,501 m.

The land around Targovishte is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

cropland 54%

16 km

583 m

cropland 51%

80 km

1,501 m

cropland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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Spring weather nearby: Shumen 28 km · Popovo 30 km · Razgrad 32 km · Sliven 66 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 72 km · Karnobat 75 km · Veliko Tarnovo 79 km · Aytos 82 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

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 Targovishte (43.2512°, 26.5722°, elevation 186 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.