Plovdiv vs Sunny Beach: which is better, month by month

Plovdiv beats Sunny Beach in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (58 vs 44) — while Sunny Beach wins July to August; they are within 3 points in June and September.

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 Sunny Beach — all 12 months

MonthPlovdivSunny BeachWinnerGap
January58Dcold, a little rain, clean air44Fcold, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv14
February68Ccold, a little rain, clean air54Dcold, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv14
March75Bcool, a little rain, clean air66Ccool, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv9
April87Anice, a little rain, clean air73Bcool, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv14
May93Swarm, a little rain, clean air79Bnice, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv14
June85Ahot, a little rain, clean air87Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie2
July80Asweltering, a little rain, clean air93Shot, a little rain, clean airSunny Beach13
August82Ahot, dry, clean air95Shot, dry, clean airSunny Beach13
September94Swarm, dry, clean air91Swarm, dry, clean airTie3
October85Anice, a little rain, clean air75Bnice, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv10
November70Bcool, a little rain, clean air57Dcool, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv13
December61Ccold, a little rain, clean air48Fcold, a little rain, clean airPlovdiv13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (58 vs 44). 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
8 of 12

Sunny Beach

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · mild climate

Best month
August 95/100
Months won
2 of 12

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