Climate averages 1991–2020
Pleven weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Pleven: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 9.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ruse (118 km away). In October its highs average 17.9°C, about as warm as Pleven, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Bulgaria, Pleven ranks joint 1st of 10 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 10 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 10 cities is 17.4°C; Pleven is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.5°C to 11.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 45 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Pleven climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 39 | 6.8 | 9.49 h |
| February | 7.2°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 37 | 6.9 | 10.510 h |
| March | 12.3°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 52 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.9°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 57 | 9.3 | 13.413 h |
| May | 22.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 78 | 11.1 | 14.715 h |
| June | 26.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 80 | 11.5 | 15.315 h |
| July | 29.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 70 | 9.5 | 15.115 h |
| August | 29.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 46 | 6.5 | 14.014 h |
| September | 24.3°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 47 | 6.4 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 18.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 45 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| November | 11.8°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 37 | 6.6 | 9.710 h |
| December | 5.7°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 42 | 7.5 | 9.09 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
October in nearby cities
- Ruse in OctoberBulgaria · 118 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Craiova in OctoberRomania · 119 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 45 mm rain
- Sofia in OctoberBulgaria · 132 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Stara Zagora in OctoberBulgaria · 138 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Plovdiv in OctoberBulgaria · 141 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 8.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Pernik in OctoberBulgaria · 158 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Piteşti in OctoberRomania · 160 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 6.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Sliven in OctoberBulgaria · 161 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.6°C · 63 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 Pleven) is explained once on the Pleven year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.