Bulgaria vs Croatia: Average annual surface temperature
Bulgaria
12.51 °C
in 2025
Croatia
13.14 °C
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
142nd
Croatia rank
139th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 13.14 °C against 12.51 °C in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.63 °C.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 142nd and Croatia ranks 139th of 193 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.22 °C | 10.59 °C | 0.3682 °C | Croatia |
| 1950s | 10.64 °C | 11.2 °C | 0.5601 °C | Croatia |
| 1960s | 10.8 °C | 11.03 °C | 0.2346 °C | Croatia |
| 1970s | 10.53 °C | 11.07 °C | 0.5343 °C | Croatia |
| 1980s | 10.48 °C | 11.12 °C | 0.64 °C | Croatia |
| 1990s | 10.86 °C | 11.57 °C | 0.7114 °C | Croatia |
| 2000s | 11.47 °C | 12.21 °C | 0.7423 °C | Croatia |
| 2010s | 11.91 °C | 12.56 °C | 0.6519 °C | Croatia |
| 2020s | 12.5 °C | 13.24 °C | 0.7452 °C | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 13.14 °C against 12.51 °C in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 0.63 °C, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd and Croatia ranks 139th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.