Heat waves in Bulgaria
28 heat waves have been recorded in Bulgaria by Global Incident Tracker, 28 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 7 August 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
28
In 2026
28
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent heat waves in Bulgaria
Heat wave! — Sofia-region
Moderate
Heat wave! — Smolyan
Moderate
Heat wave! — Pernik
Moderate
Heat wave! — Sofia-city
Moderate
Heat wave! — Burgas
Moderate
Heat wave! — Varna
Moderate
Heat wave! — Dobrich
Moderate
Heat wave! — Stara Zagora
Severe
Heat wave! — Blagoevgrad
Severe
Heat wave! — Pazardzhik
Severe
Heat wave! — Haskovo
Severe
Heat wave! — Yambol
Severe
Heat wave! — Shumen
Severe
Heat wave! — Targovishte
Severe
Heat wave! — Gabrovo
Severe
Heat wave! — Kyustendil
Severe
Heat wave! — Kardzhali
Severe
Heat wave! — Plovdiv
Severe
Heat wave! — Sliven
Severe
Heat wave! — Lovech
Severe
Heat wave! — Silistra
Severe
Heat wave! — Vratsa
Severe
Heat wave! — Razgrad
Severe
Heat wave! — Ruse
Severe
Heat wave! — Veliko Tarnovo
Severe
Heat wave! — Pleven
Severe
Heat wave! — Montana
Severe
Heat wave! — Vidin
Severe
When they happen
August carries the most heat waves we hold for Bulgaria — 28 of 28. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 28 | |
| September | 0 | |
| October | 0 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Heat waves have official real-time feeds, and ours come from US NWS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · news.