Bucharest vs Varna: which is sunnier?
🇷🇴 Romania vs 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 203 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Bucharest and Varna are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,214 vs 2,248 hours a year. Varna has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Bucharest in 3 (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 | Varna | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,214 | 2,248 |
| Sunniest month | August (83/100) | August (86/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 9/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 80/100 | 84/100 |
| Rain / year | 615 mm | 538 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Bucharest vs Varna month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | Varna | Bucharest | Varna | Bucharest | Varna | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | 6° | 44 | 53 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 5° | 7° | 34 | 38 |
| March | 28 | 7 | 12° | 9° | 39 | 41 |
| April | 70 | 36 | 18° | 13° | 43 | 30 |
| May | 80 | 77 | 24° | 19° | 65 | 43 |
| June | 77 | 83 | 28° | 24° | 79 | 50 |
| July | 79 | 84 | 31° | 27° | 67 | 46 |
| August | 83 | 86 | 32° | 27° | 46 | 30 |
| September | 82 | 83 | 26° | 23° | 52 | 50 |
| October | 68 | 67 | 18° | 18° | 56 | 60 |
| November | 21 | 35 | 11° | 13° | 42 | 43 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 8° | 48 | 54 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Bucharest · Apr Bucharest · May Bucharest · Jun Varna · Jul Varna · Aug Varna · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Varna · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Varna (average score 9/100 vs 5). Varna is the warmer, around 9°C daytime highs vs 6°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Bucharest (average score 59/100 vs 40). Bucharest is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- June–August: Varna (average score 84/100 vs 80). Bucharest is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Bucharest averages 75/100, Varna 75/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 21°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Bucharest weather by month · Varna weather by month · Best time to visit Romania.
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