Climate averages 1991–2020
Burgas weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Burgas: daytime highs average 7.6°C and nights cool to about 1.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Varna (87 km away). In December its highs average 7.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Burgas, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Bulgaria, Burgas ranks 1st of 10 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 10 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 10 cities is 6.0°C; Burgas is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 6.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Burgas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 53 | 7.8 | 9.49 h |
| February | 8.2°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 47 | 7.4 | 10.511 h |
| March | 11.5°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 55 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.0°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 45 | 8.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.9°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 47 | 9.1 | 14.615 h |
| June | 25.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 50 | 8.5 | 15.215 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 43 | 6.4 | 15.015 h |
| August | 27.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 29 | 4.8 | 13.914 h |
| September | 23.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 50 | 6.0 | 12.513 h |
| October | 18.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 61 | 7.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 12.8°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 51 | 7.2 | 9.810 h |
| December, selected | 7.6°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 58 | 8.6 | 9.19 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Varna in DecemberBulgaria · 87 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low 1.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Sliven in DecemberBulgaria · 96 kmHigh 6.5°C · Low 0.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Shumen in DecemberBulgaria · 96 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -1.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Edirne in DecemberTurkey · 119 kmHigh 8.7°C · Low 1.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Lüleburgaz in DecemberTurkey · 123 kmHigh 9.3°C · Low 2.2°C · 66 mm rain
- Çerkezköy in DecemberTurkey · 143 kmHigh 9.1°C · Low 3.6°C · 77 mm rain
- Stara Zagora in DecemberBulgaria · 150 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -0.7°C · 60 mm rain
- Çorlu in DecemberTurkey · 152 kmHigh 9.1°C · Low 3.0°C · 72 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Burgas) is explained once on the Burgas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.