Plovdiv
City in Bulgaria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Plovdiv view: Ilia Markov from Sofia, Bulgaria, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Plovdiv is a city in Bulgaria. About 329,489 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Bulgaria in our atlas.
It lies at 42.15° N, 24.75° E, about 163 m (535 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Sofia time zone.
Location
Red dot: Plovdiv. Green dots: other major cities of Bulgaria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Plovdiv has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (25°F). Around 659 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 728193 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q459 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Plovdiv view: Ilia Markov from Sofia, Bulgaria, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)