Bucharest vs Burgas: which is sunnier?
🇷🇴 Romania vs 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 250 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Bucharest and Burgas are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,214 vs 2,238 hours a year. Burgas has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Bucharest in 1 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Bucharest | Burgas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,214 | 2,238 |
| Sunniest month | August (83/100) | August (87/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 11/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 80/100 | 84/100 |
| Rain / year | 615 mm | 586 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Bucharest vs Burgas month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | Burgas | Bucharest | Burgas | Bucharest | Burgas | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | 6° | 44 | 64 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 5° | 8° | 34 | 47 |
| March | 28 | 28 | 12° | 12° | 39 | 45 |
| April | 70 | 57 | 18° | 16° | 43 | 34 |
| May | 80 | 84 | 24° | 22° | 65 | 45 |
| June | 77 | 83 | 28° | 27° | 79 | 49 |
| July | 79 | 83 | 31° | 30° | 67 | 47 |
| August | 83 | 87 | 32° | 30° | 46 | 26 |
| September | 82 | 82 | 26° | 25° | 52 | 52 |
| October | 68 | 73 | 18° | 19° | 56 | 68 |
| November | 21 | 42 | 11° | 14° | 42 | 46 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 8° | 48 | 63 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Bucharest · May Burgas · Jun Burgas · Jul Burgas · Aug Burgas · Sep even · Oct Burgas · Nov Burgas · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Burgas (average score 11/100 vs 5). Burgas is the warmer, around 9°C daytime highs vs 6°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Bucharest (average score 59/100 vs 56). Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 17°C).
- June–August: Burgas (average score 84/100 vs 80). Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 29°C).
- September–October: Burgas (average score 78/100 vs 75). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Bucharest weather by month · Burgas weather by month · Best time to visit Romania.
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