Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 3% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: October to May. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
A good place. At the right time.
Best time to visitBurgas & the southern Black Sea coast.
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Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with May.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 9.3/10
Overnight stays are 12% of the busiest month.
Based on Yugoiztochen regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 73°F
- Sea temperature
- 61°F
- Crowds
- Low
The sea averages 61°F (16°C). Cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Warm air does not always mean warm water.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
The ranked Overall uses Burgas & the southern Black Sea coast's sightseeing weather model. It does not rank the best months for a beach trip to Sunny Beach and Sozopol; each month guide shows that separate weather rating.
Price context. National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Yugoiztochen, including Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Sozopol and Burgas. Conditions vary within the region.
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May at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 9.3/10
Overnight stays are 12% of the busiest month.
The sea averages 61°F (16°C). Cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Warm air does not always mean warm water.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the May guide- Afternoon high
- 73°F
- Night low
- 52°F
- Sea temperature
- 61°F
- Rain days
- 9
- Daylight
- 14h 34m
- Crowds
- Low
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | May | 9.3 | 9.3/10 Excellent | Low | Cheap | 73°F | 52°F | 61°F | 9 | 14h 34m |
| #2 | September | 8.9 | 9.5/10 Excellent | Moderate | Cheap | 79°F | 59°F | 74°F | 3 | 12h 34m |
| #3 | June | 8.2 | 8.6/10 Very good | Moderate | Cheap | 82°F | 60°F | 71°F | 9 | 15h 16m |
| #4 | October | 7.9 | 8.8/10 Very good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 67°F | 49°F | 67°F | 6 | 11h 08m |
| #5 | April | 7.7 | 8.3/10 Very good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 65°F | 44°F | 51°F | 8 | 13h 20m |
| #6 | August | 7.2 | 8.3/10 Very good | Peak | Cheap | 87°F | 65°F | 78°F | 4 | 13h 58m |
| #7 | July | 7.1 | 8.1/10 Very good | Peak | Cheap | 87°F | 65°F | 77°F | 4 | 15h 01m |
| #8 | March | 6.9 | 6.7/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 57°F | 37°F | 46°F | 7 | 11h 51m |
| #9 | November | 6.9 | 6.7/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 57°F | 42°F | 60°F | 7 | 9h 49m |
| #10 | February | 6.4 | 5.7/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 50°F | 32°F | 45°F | 6 | 10h 32m |
| #11 | December | 6.3 | 5.5/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 49°F | 34°F | 53°F | 9 | 9h 06m |
| #12 | January | 6.2 | 5.3/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Cheap | 46°F | 30°F | 47°F | 8 | 9h 23m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · May
May
- High
- 73°F
- Low
- 52°F
- Rain
- 9 days
- Crowds
- Low
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Yugoiztochen regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 36.9 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: April to October. No month has a poor weather score.
Peak-season months: July to August. Low-season months: October to May.
The two busiest months account for 60% of annual overnight stays.
On the 2024 EU comparison, Bulgaria's restaurants and hotels are well below EU average.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
September has the highest weather score.
Very good or better April to October. September has the highest displayed weather score (9.5/10).
Lower prices
January to March.
These are three lower-price months on Bulgaria's historical 2024–2025 national hotel index. It cannot identify this region's cheapest bookable rooms.
School holidays
School breaks span different visitor seasons.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in moderate season; July and August fall in peak season. Spring break (March–April) falls in off season.
Local school holiday dates are unavailable in our calendar; this does not mean schools are open.
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Off season throughout.
Many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
46–50°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter stretch of the year.
March and April fall in off season; May falls in low season. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
57–73°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
A quieter start, a busier finish.
June falls in moderate season; July and August fall in peak season.
82–87°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September falls in moderate season; October and November fall in off season. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
57–79°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Burgas & the southern Black Sea coast.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | BG34 · Yugoiztochen |
| Region type | Countryside (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 0%, coastal 41%, mountain 48%; median ground height 266 m) |
| Population used | 952,000 (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Burgas from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.5°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Urban, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 77% |
| Accommodation mix | 92% hotels, 1% camping |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 53 |
| Daylight latitude | 42.48° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.