Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Average annual surface temperature
Bulgaria
12.51 °C
in 2025
North Macedonia
12.09 °C
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
142nd
North Macedonia rank
144th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.51 °C against 12.09 °C in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.42 °C.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 142nd and North Macedonia ranks 144th of 193 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.22 °C | 9.54 °C | 0.6853 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 10.64 °C | 10.38 °C | 0.2671 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 10.8 °C | 10.22 °C | 0.576 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 10.53 °C | 10.11 °C | 0.4171 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10.48 °C | 10.24 °C | 0.243 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 10.86 °C | 10.54 °C | 0.3202 °C | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 11.47 °C | 11 °C | 0.4661 °C | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 11.91 °C | 11.7 °C | 0.2048 °C | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 12.5 °C | 11.99 °C | 0.5074 °C | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
- Bulgaria, at 12.51 °C against 12.09 °C in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 0.42 °C, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd and North Macedonia ranks 144th 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.