Bulgaria in September

Warm sea, grape harvest, Plovdiv's Night of Museums and festivals; ideal.

• Sofia and the upland basins · Sofia, Bansko, Samokovbest weather

  At 550 m Sofia is cooler than the plains; snowy winters and warm summers; Vitosha skiing and hiking on the doorstep.

• Thracian plain and the Danube · Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo, Rusebest weather

  Hot summers (35 °C+), cold foggy winters; spring and autumn are ideal for city sightseeing.

• Black Sea coast · Varna, Nesebar, Burgas, Sozopolbest weather

  Swimming mid-June to mid-September; sea around 24–26 °C in August. Windy and grey in winter.

• Mountains · Rila, Pirin, Rhodopes, Balkan rangebest weather

  Skiing December–March; high trails (Seven Rila Lakes, Vihren) snow-free from late June to September.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Unification Day

  6 Sep

  Celebrations, especially in Plovdiv.

• Independence Day

  22 Sep

  Holiday; Veliko Tarnovo marks the 1908 declaration.

Crowds · Bulgaria

Medium

Prices · Bulgaria

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Sofia and the upland basins

  Best weather of the year (Sofia, Bansko, Samokov)

• Thracian plain and the Danube

  Best weather of the year (Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse)

• Black Sea coast

  Best weather of the year (Varna, Nesebar, Burgas, Sozopol)

• Mountains

  Best weather of the year (Rila, Pirin, Rhodopes, Balkan range)

• Sofia

  Warm and settled.