Ruse
City in Bulgaria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Collage-ruse: Velislav Varbanov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/varbanov/ Dennis Jarvisː https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/ Yeowat, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ruse is a city in Bulgaria. About 121,168 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Bulgaria in our atlas.
It lies at 43.85° N, 25.95° E, about 39 m (128 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Sofia time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ruse. Green dots: other major cities of Bulgaria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ruse has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 608 mm (24 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.
What to eat in BulgariaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 727523 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q160173 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Collage-ruse: Velislav Varbanov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/varbanov/ Dennis Jarvisː https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/ Yeowat, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)