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Weather forecast for Bulgaria for 12 May 2025

Sun and rain on the first day of the week

Photo: BGNES

On Monday before noon, sunny weather will prevail. In the afternoon, it will mainly rain in the southern half of the country. 

Minimum temperatures will be between 6°C and 11°C, in Sofia - about 6°C, and highs - between 16°C and 21°C, in Sofia - about 18°C.

In the mountains before noon, sunny weather will prevail. In the afternoon, in many places in the massifs of Western Bulgaria and the Rhodope Mountains, there will be short-term rainfall with thunderstorms. A moderate wind will blow from the west-northwest. The maximum temperature at an altitude of 1,200 m will be about 11°C, at 2,000 m - about 4°C.

On the Black Sea coast, it will be mostly sunny. In the afternoon, there will be temporary increases in cloudiness, but without precipitation. Maximum temperatures will be 16°C-18°C - the same as the degrees of sea water. 

In the Balkans, in the morning hours, it will be mostly sunny over most areas. In the afternoon, cumulus and cumulus-rainy clouds will develop over the western half of the peninsula and in places, mostly in the mountains and mountainous areas, it will rain. 

In Athens, it will be 24 °C, in Istanbul – 21°C, in Belgrade – 18°C, in Bucharest – 16°C.



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