Best time to visit Ruse

The best time to visit Ruse is April–May and September–October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Ruse, Ruse, Bulgaria

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  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January4.3 °C / 40 °F-2.4 °C / 28 °F51 mm / 2 inneither best nor good
February7.1 °C / 45 °F-0.5 °C / 31 °F38 mm / 1.5 inneither best nor good
March12.6 °C / 55 °F3.5 °C / 38 °F50 mm / 2 ingood month
April18 °C / 64 °F7.8 °C / 46 °F54 mm / 2.1 inbest month
May22.8 °C / 73 °F12.5 °C / 55 °F62 mm / 2.4 inbest month
June27.6 °C / 82 °F16.9 °C / 62 °F71 mm / 2.8 ingood month
July30.5 °C / 87 °F18.8 °C / 66 °F49 mm / 1.9 ingood month
August30.9 °C / 88 °F18.7 °C / 66 °F36 mm / 1.4 ingood month
September25.6 °C / 78 °F14.4 °C / 58 °F37 mm / 1.5 inbest month
October18.5 °C / 65 °F8.9 °C / 48 °F57 mm / 2.3 inbest month
November12.1 °C / 54 °F4.9 °C / 41 °F49 mm / 1.9 ingood month
December6.1 °C / 43 °F0.1 °C / 32 °F51 mm / 2 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: good
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: good
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
April–May, September–October
Good
March, June–August, November
Why these months
  • March · good

    In its favour: precipitation 50 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, wet days 8.8 days, relative humidity 71%.

    Against: feels like (high) 9.6 °C / 49 °F, average daily high 12.6 °C / 55 °F, average daily low 3.5 °C / 38 °F.

  • April · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 16.2 °C / 61 °F, average daily high 18 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 54 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, wet days 9.3 days, relative humidity 67%, average daily low 7.8 °C / 46 °F.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 22.7 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 22.8 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, precipitation 62 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, average daily low 12.5 °C / 55 °F, wet days 10.8 days, relative humidity 70%.

  • June · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 29.1 °C / 84 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, precipitation 71 mm / 2.8 in, average daily high 27.6 °C / 82 °F, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 16.9 °C / 62 °F, wet days 10.2 days, relative humidity 68%.

  • July · good

    In its favour: precipitation 49 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 6.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.5 days, average daily low 18.8 °C / 66 °F, relative humidity 61%.

    Against: feels like (high) 32.1 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 30.5 °C / 87 °F.

  • August · good

    In its favour: precipitation 36 mm / 1.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 4.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, average daily low 18.7 °C / 66 °F, relative humidity 59%.

    Against: feels like (high) 32 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 30.9 °C / 88 °F.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 25 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 25.6 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 37 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, wet days 5.3 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 63%.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17 °C / 63 °F, average daily high 18.5 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 57 mm / 2.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, wet days 7.3 days, average daily low 8.9 °C / 48 °F, relative humidity 75%.

  • November · good

    In its favour: precipitation 49 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 63%, wet days 7 days, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 4.9 °C / 41 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 9.9 °C / 50 °F, average daily high 12.1 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 82%.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Sinaia, 170 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 0.8 °C3.8 °C9.6 °C16.2 °C22.7 °C29.1 °C32.1 °C32 °C25 °C17 °C9.9 °C3 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.6 days0.9 days1.1 days1.3 days1.7 days1.9 days1.5 days1.2 days1.1 days1.4 days1.6 days1.4 days
Time rain usually falls 11 am7 am10 am6 pm6 pm6 pm8 pm5 pm9 pm10 am10 pm11 pm
Sunshine per day 6 h6.9 h8.3 h10.3 h11.8 h13 h13.5 h12.5 h10.3 h7.6 h6.1 h5.3 h
Relative humidity 84%80%71%67%70%68%61%59%63%75%82%86%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20259.8 µg/m³12.6 µg/m³10.5 µg/m³9.7 µg/m³9.9 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³9.3 µg/m³8.1 µg/m³7.1 µg/m³8.6 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³11.5 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202515.5 µg/m³19.9 µg/m³16.3 µg/m³15.2 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³15 µg/m³13.7 µg/m³11.5 µg/m³10.6 µg/m³13.6 µg/m³18.8 µg/m³18.1 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo

    17 km away

Other places in Bulgaria

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).