When to go · Sunny Beach
Sunny Beach in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (off‑season, limited services).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bulgaria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Bulgaria overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (off‑season, limited services).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- Sunny BeachHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 6 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 Sunny Beach, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
May: 6
Jun: 4 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (off‑season, limited services).
June: Inside Sunny Beach's best window: Jun–Sep.
Sunny Beach: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.