Daylight Saving 2026: When and Why Bulgaria Switches to Summer Time
On Sunday, March 29th, 2026, at 03:00 a.m., Bulgaria will switch to summer time. Clocks will be moved forward by one hour, meaning we will lose an hour of sleep.
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Tonight, quiet and clear weather is expected over the western part of the country. Over Eastern Bulgaria, it will be cloudy, in isolated areas, there will be light rainfall; a light to moderate north-northeast wind is expected. Minimum temperatures will range between 3° and 2°, slightly higher in the eastern regions; in Sofia, around -3°. Tomorrow, predominantly sunny weather is expected over the western half of the country. Over Eastern Bulgaria, cloudy weather will prevail, with light rain expected in some places. It will be mostly calm across the country, with a light to moderate northeast wind over Eastern Bulgaria. Maximum temperatures will range between 8° and 13° and around 11° in Sofia.
Over the mountains in the western part of the country, predominantly sunny weather is expected. Significant cloudiness is expected over the massifs of Eastern Bulgaria, but light snow will fall only in isolated places. A light to moderate northeast wind is expected. The maximum temperature at an altitude of 1200 meters will be around 7°C, and at 2000 meters, it will be around -1°C.
It will be mostly cloudy over the Black Sea, with light rain showers in separate places. There will be a mostly moderate northeasterly wind. Maximum temperatures will range between 7° and 9°. The temperature of the seawater is 7°-8°. The sea swell will be 3-4 on the Beaufort scale.
In Sofia, the sun rises at 7:23 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. The duration of the day is 10 hours and 36 minutes. The moon rises in Sofia at 10:41 a.m. and sets at 1:03 a.m. Moon phase: first quarter.
The atmospheric pressure is and will remain higher than average for the month.
On Wednesday, March 11, Bulgaria can expect mostly sunny weather with daytime temperatures reaching up to 18 degrees, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). Mornings will be colder, and in parts of Eastern Bulgaria, fog a
Bulgaria is set for a mostly sunny day on Tuesday, March 10, though early hours will be marked by cold temperatures and pockets of fog in many areas, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH)
During the night, cloud cover will shift toward western regions but will gradually clear, leaving most of the country with mostly clear skies by morning.
On Friday, March 6, Bulgaria will experience varying weather across its regions. In the eastern part of the country, skies will remain mostly cloudy, with light rain possible in some areas during the afternoon
Thursday will see a marked change in Bulgaria’s weather, with mostly cloudy skies and widespread precipitation across many areas in Western and Central regions, according to the NIMH forecast for March 5.
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has released the weather forecast for March, indicating that temperatures across Bulgaria will vary between minus 7 and minus 2 degrees at their lowest
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