Climate averages 1991–2020
Plovdiv weather
in September.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Plovdiv: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 13.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Stara Zagora (80 km away). In September its highs average 24.3°C, about as warm as Plovdiv, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Bulgaria, Plovdiv ranks 4th of 10 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 10 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 10 cities is 23.2°C; Plovdiv is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.0°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 42 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Plovdiv climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 40 | 6.7 | 9.59 h |
| February | 7.8°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 40 | 7.0 | 10.511 h |
| March | 12.0°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 53 | 8.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.0°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 46 | 8.4 | 13.313 h |
| May | 21.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 56 | 9.9 | 14.615 h |
| June | 26.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 46 | 8.8 | 15.215 h |
| July | 28.5°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 39 | 6.7 | 14.915 h |
| August | 28.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 24 | 4.6 | 13.914 h |
| September, selected | 23.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 42 | 5.4 | 12.513 h |
| October | 17.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 42 | 6.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 11.9°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 38 | 5.6 | 9.810 h |
| December | 6.6°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 48 | 7.6 | 9.29 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
September in nearby cities
- Stara Zagora in SeptemberBulgaria · 80 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.0°C · 47 mm rain
- Sofia in SeptemberBulgaria · 132 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.3°C · 35 mm rain
- Pleven in SeptemberBulgaria · 141 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Sliven in SeptemberBulgaria · 142 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Pernik in SeptemberBulgaria · 149 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 32 mm rain
- Edirne in SeptemberTurkey · 159 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Ruse in SeptemberBulgaria · 212 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 55 mm rain
- Shumen in SeptemberBulgaria · 217 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.9°C · 50 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 Plovdiv) is explained once on the Plovdiv year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.