When to go · Pernik
Pernik in May
Great month. Inside Pernik's best window: Jan (Surva), May–Sep (pleasant weather).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bulgaria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Bulgaria overall
Verdict
Inside Pernik's best window: Jan (Surva), May–Sep (pleasant weather).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Pernik in this guide.
Weather in May
- PernikHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 4 days
Festivals and holidays
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.
Orthodox Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday) big impact
Moves yearly (2 May 2027) · Bulgaria
Four-day holiday; midnight church services; buses and coast rooms fill.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bulgaria overall
- Medium
- Prices · Bulgaria overall
- Medium
Bulgaria overall: Rose harvest begins late in the month in the Valley of Roses; green and mild everywhere.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Pernik, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Night low
May: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Jan: -4 °C (25 °F)25 °F (-4 °C)
Rain days
May: 4 (better)
Jan: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Pernik's best window: Jan (Surva), May–Sep (pleasant weather).
January: Inside Pernik's best window: Jan (Surva), May–Sep (pleasant weather).
Pernik: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings