Annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.06 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.06 °C
Change on year
down 43.0%
World rank
33rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.86 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.62 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.06 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.0% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria peaked at 1.86 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.62 °C, in 1940.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.62 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.1 °C | -20.1% |
| 1942 | -1.91 °C | -9.0% |
| 1943 | -0.8195 °C | -57.0% |
| 1944 | -1.16 °C | +41.3% |
| 1945 | -0.819 °C | -29.3% |
| 1946 | -0.2601 °C | -68.2% |
| 1947 | -0.4021 °C | +54.6% |
| 1948 | -1.04 °C | +158.9% |
| 1949 | -1.07 °C | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1004 °C | -109.4% |
| 1951 | -0.1607 °C | -260.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0836 °C | -152.0% |
| 1953 | -1.3 °C | -1656.2% |
| 1954 | -1.78 °C | +36.5% |
| 1955 | -0.8271 °C | -53.4% |
| 1956 | -1.87 °C | +126.4% |
| 1957 | -0.7332 °C | -60.9% |
| 1958 | -0.0665 °C | -90.9% |
| 1959 | -1.45 °C | +2083.7% |
| 1960 | -0.2369 °C | -83.7% |
| 1961 | -0.3757 °C | +58.6% |
| 1962 | -0.4177 °C | +11.2% |
| 1963 | -0.8715 °C | +108.6% |
| 1964 | -1.15 °C | +32.2% |
| 1965 | -1.19 °C | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0883 °C | -107.4% |
| 1967 | -0.7049 °C | -898.7% |
| 1968 | -0.4373 °C | -38.0% |
| 1969 | -1.15 °C | +163.4% |
| 1970 | -0.4526 °C | -60.7% |
| 1971 | -0.9055 °C | +100.0% |
| 1972 | -0.8173 °C | -9.7% |
| 1973 | -1.28 °C | +56.5% |
| 1974 | -0.8944 °C | -30.1% |
| 1975 | -0.6199 °C | -30.7% |
| 1976 | -1.59 °C | +155.7% |
| 1977 | -0.5221 °C | -67.1% |
| 1978 | -1.31 °C | +151.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7418 °C | -43.4% |
| 1980 | -1.49 °C | +101.5% |
| 1981 | -0.8018 °C | -46.4% |
| 1982 | -1.01 °C | +26.0% |
| 1983 | -0.7699 °C | -23.8% |
| 1984 | -0.926 °C | +20.3% |
| 1985 | -1.2 °C | +29.4% |
| 1986 | -0.9498 °C | -20.7% |
| 1987 | -1.17 °C | +23.4% |
| 1988 | -0.8304 °C | -29.1% |
| 1989 | -0.4512 °C | -45.7% |
| 1990 | -0.1061 °C | -76.5% |
| 1991 | -1.47 °C | +1281.1% |
| 1992 | -0.6624 °C | -54.8% |
| 1993 | -0.8438 °C | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6079 °C | -172.0% |
| 1995 | -0.7703 °C | -226.7% |
| 1996 | -1.19 °C | +54.2% |
| 1997 | -1.27 °C | +6.9% |
| 1998 | -0.4048 °C | -68.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2478 °C | -161.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4116 °C | +66.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1224 °C | -70.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1067 °C | -12.8% |
| 2003 | -0.5994 °C | -661.6% |
| 2004 | -0.2706 °C | -54.9% |
| 2005 | -0.7619 °C | +181.6% |
| 2006 | -0.4038 °C | -47.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8193 °C | -302.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4532 °C | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3497 °C | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2932 °C | -16.2% |
| 2011 | -0.514 °C | -275.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5383 °C | -204.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6663 °C | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4353 °C | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6087 °C | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5979 °C | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2035 °C | -66.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6066 °C | +198.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 °C | +96.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8913 °C | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2236 °C | -74.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7763 °C | +247.2% |
| 2023 | 1.51 °C | +94.6% |
| 2024 | 1.86 °C | +23.3% |
| 2025 | 1.06 °C | -43.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.06 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.06 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | -2083.7% | -0.0665 °C | -1.45 °C |
| 1953 | -1656.2% | 0.0836 °C | -1.3 °C |
| 1991 | -1281.1% | -0.1061 °C | -1.47 °C |
| 1967 | -898.7% | 0.0883 °C | -0.7049 °C |
| 2003 | -661.6% | 0.1067 °C | -0.5994 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.22 °C | -2.62 °C | -0.2601 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8005 °C | -1.87 °C | 0.1004 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.645 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.0883 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9128 °C | -1.59 °C | -0.4526 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9604 °C | -1.49 °C | -0.4512 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5855 °C | -1.47 °C | 0.6079 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 °C | -0.7619 °C | 0.8193 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.463 °C | -0.514 °C | 1.19 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 °C | 0.2236 °C | 1.86 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Bulgaria was 1.06 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.62 °C in 1940.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.