Plovdiv vs Sochi: which is better, month by month

Plovdiv beats Sochi in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (68 vs 48) — while Sochi wins June to August.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Plovdiv vs Sochi — all 12 months

MonthPlovdivSochiWinnerGap
January58Dcold, a little rain, clean air39Fcold, soaked, clean airPlovdiv19
February68Ccold, a little rain, clean air48Fcold, rainy, clean airPlovdiv20
March75Bcool, a little rain, clean air61Ccool, rainy, clean airPlovdiv14
April87Anice, a little rain, clean air72Bnice, rainy, clean airPlovdiv15
May93Swarm, a little rain, clean air78Bnice, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv15
June85Ahot, a little rain, clean air90Swarm, a little rain, clean airSochi5
July80Asweltering, a little rain, clean air88Ahot, rainy, muggy airSochi8
August82Ahot, dry, clean air94Shot, a little rain, muggy airSochi12
September94Swarm, dry, clean air84Awarm, rainy, clean airPlovdiv10
October85Anice, a little rain, clean air71Bnice, rainy, clean airPlovdiv14
November70Bcool, a little rain, clean air58Dcool, rainy, clean airPlovdiv12
December61Ccold, a little rain, clean air43Fcold, soaked, clean airPlovdiv18

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (68 vs 48). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Plovdiv

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · mild climate

Best month
September 94/100
Months won
9 of 12

Sochi

🇷🇺 Russia · mild climate

Best month
August 94/100
Months won
3 of 12

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