Bucharest vs Plovdiv: which is better, month by month

Plovdiv beats Bucharest in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (58 vs 50) — and they are within 3 points in the other 5 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Bucharest vs Plovdiv — all 12 months

MonthBucharestPlovdivWinnerGap
January50Dcold, a little rain, clean air58Dcold, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv8
February63Ccold, dry, muggy air68Ccold, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv5
March71Bcool, a little rain75Bcool, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv4
April85Anice, a little rain, clean air87Anice, a little rain, clean airTie2
May90Snice, a little rain, clean air93Swarm, a little rain, clean airTie3
June81Ahot, rainy, clean air85Ahot, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv4
July79Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air80Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTie1
August83Ahot, a little rain, clean air82Ahot, dry, clean airTie1
September92Swarm, a little rain, clean air94Swarm, dry, clean airTie2
October77Bnice, a little rain, clean air85Anice, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv8
November62Ccool, a little rain, clean air70Bcool, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv8
December54Dcold, a little rain, muggy air61Ccold, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (50 vs 58). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Bucharest

🇷🇴 Romania · mild climate

Best month
September 92/100
Months won
0 of 12

Plovdiv

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · mild climate

Best month
September 94/100
Months won
7 of 12

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