Winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.98 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.98 °C
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
31st
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.49 °C
in 1960
All-time low
-7.42 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.98 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria peaked at 4.49 °C in 1960 and was at its lowest, -7.42 °C, in 1940.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -7.42 °C | — |
| 1941 | -5.1 °C | -31.3% |
| 1942 | -0.9579 °C | -81.2% |
| 1943 | 0.3838 °C | -140.1% |
| 1944 | -2.26 °C | -687.9% |
| 1945 | -2.83 °C | +25.5% |
| 1946 | -3.67 °C | +29.6% |
| 1947 | 0.5724 °C | -115.6% |
| 1948 | -5.4 °C | -1043.7% |
| 1949 | 1.23 °C | -122.9% |
| 1950 | 3.07 °C | +148.6% |
| 1951 | -0.3069 °C | -110.0% |
| 1952 | 1.39 °C | -554.1% |
| 1953 | -2.82 °C | -302.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4165 °C | -114.8% |
| 1955 | 1.31 °C | +214.0% |
| 1956 | -0.93 °C | -171.1% |
| 1957 | -2.26 °C | +143.4% |
| 1958 | 2.41 °C | -206.2% |
| 1959 | 2.06 °C | -14.3% |
| 1960 | 4.49 °C | +117.9% |
| 1961 | -0.7372 °C | -116.4% |
| 1962 | -3.4 °C | +361.1% |
| 1963 | -0.9259 °C | -72.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8628 °C | -193.2% |
| 1965 | 1.91 °C | +120.9% |
| 1966 | -0.2087 °C | -111.0% |
| 1967 | -0.1343 °C | -35.6% |
| 1968 | -1.68 °C | +1150.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2916 °C | -117.4% |
| 1970 | 0.706 °C | +142.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9208 °C | +30.4% |
| 1972 | -0.907 °C | -198.5% |
| 1973 | -1.11 °C | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7028 °C | -163.4% |
| 1975 | -0.5778 °C | -182.2% |
| 1976 | -0.2567 °C | -55.6% |
| 1977 | -3.19 °C | +1141.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4315 °C | -113.5% |
| 1979 | 1.94 °C | +349.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2917 °C | -85.0% |
| 1981 | 1.33 °C | +356.0% |
| 1982 | 2.64 °C | +98.1% |
| 1983 | -0.7656 °C | -129.1% |
| 1984 | -1.08 °C | +41.4% |
| 1985 | 2.37 °C | -319.3% |
| 1986 | -1.91 °C | -180.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0377 °C | -102.0% |
| 1988 | -0.5738 °C | -1622.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6255 °C | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.445 °C | -171.1% |
| 1991 | -3.89 °C | -975.2% |
| 1992 | -2.29 °C | -41.2% |
| 1993 | 1.53 °C | -166.8% |
| 1994 | -0.0765 °C | -105.0% |
| 1995 | -0.3641 °C | +375.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5256 °C | -244.4% |
| 1997 | -0.5342 °C | -201.6% |
| 1998 | -4.1 °C | +666.8% |
| 1999 | 1.63 °C | -139.7% |
| 2000 | 1.96 °C | +20.7% |
| 2001 | -5.68 °C | -389.2% |
| 2002 | -2.14 °C | -62.4% |
| 2003 | -0.608 °C | -71.5% |
| 2004 | 1.35 °C | -322.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8713 °C | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9094 °C | +4.4% |
| 2007 | -1.28 °C | -241.2% |
| 2008 | 1.73 °C | -234.4% |
| 2009 | 1.66 °C | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3022 °C | -81.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 °C | +257.3% |
| 2012 | -1.64 °C | -251.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3192 °C | -80.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3 °C | -507.6% |
| 2015 | 2.12 °C | +62.6% |
| 2016 | -1.51 °C | -171.2% |
| 2017 | 2.37 °C | -257.1% |
| 2018 | -0.3918 °C | -116.6% |
| 2019 | 2.38 °C | -706.6% |
| 2020 | 3.11 °C | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 °C | -52.0% |
| 2022 | 3.05 °C | +104.3% |
| 2023 | 2.87 °C | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 2.06 °C | -28.4% |
| 2025 | 1.98 °C | -3.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.98 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.98 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -1622.6% | 0.0377 °C | -0.5738 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.54 °C | -7.42 °C | 1.23 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4337 °C | -2.82 °C | 3.07 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0467 °C | -3.4 °C | 4.49 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1335 °C | -3.19 °C | 1.94 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1709 °C | -1.91 °C | 2.64 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7129 °C | -4.1 °C | 1.63 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1227 °C | -5.68 °C | 1.96 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5689 °C | -1.64 °C | 2.38 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 °C | 1.5 °C | 3.11 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 28 China 2.06 °C compare
- 29 Poland 2.03 °C compare
- 30 Austria 1.99 °C compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 1.96 °C compare
- 33 Luxembourg 1.9 °C compare
- 34 North Macedonia 1.88 °C compare
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Bulgaria was 1.98 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 °C in 1960.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.42 °C in 1940.
- How does Bulgaria rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.