Climate averages 1991–2020
Shumen weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Shumen: daytime highs average 6.3°C and nights cool to about -2.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Varna (80 km away). In February its highs average 7.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Shumen, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Bulgaria, Shumen ranks 8th of 10 for the warmest February highs and 7th of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 7.0°C; Shumen is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 10.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 52 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Shumen climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 47 | 7.5 | 9.49 h |
| February, selected | 6.3°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 43 | 7.5 | 10.510 h |
| March | 10.4°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 52 | 8.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.9°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 52 | 9.7 | 13.413 h |
| May | 20.9°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 61 | 10.9 | 14.715 h |
| June | 24.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 63 | 10.2 | 15.315 h |
| July | 27.2°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 54 | 8.4 | 15.015 h |
| August | 27.5°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 37 | 6.2 | 14.014 h |
| September | 22.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 50 | 6.4 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.7°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 51 | 6.7 | 11.111 h |
| November | 10.8°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 46 | 6.5 | 9.810 h |
| December | 5.4°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 50 | 8.0 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Varna in FebruaryBulgaria · 80 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low 0.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Sliven in FebruaryBulgaria · 81 kmHigh 7.4°C · Low -0.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Burgas in FebruaryBulgaria · 96 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low 0.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Ruse in FebruaryBulgaria · 101 kmHigh 6.9°C · Low -1.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Stara Zagora in FebruaryBulgaria · 140 kmHigh 8.0°C · Low -1.1°C · 47 mm rain
- Bucharest in FebruaryRomania · 145 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -3.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Constanţa in FebruaryRomania · 171 kmHigh 6.4°C · Low 0.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Edirne in FebruaryTurkey · 180 kmHigh 9.6°C · Low 0.4°C · 47 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 Shumen) is explained once on the Shumen year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.