15 degrees at 8 in the morning, the clouds are breaking up
Thursday begins cool and dry. At 8 o'clock the thermometer shows 15 degrees, humidity is 67 percent, the clouds are scattered and the sun is already peeking through them. No rain will fall, the probability is zero. Sunrise is at 07:07, sunset at 18:51, and daylight lasts 12 hours, of which about 10 with sun. The morning calls for a jacket, especially if you're waiting for a bus outdoors or taking a child to school before 8.
20 degrees at noon, but feels like 17
At 14:00 is the warmest part of the day, 20 degrees and 53 percent humidity. The wind from the sea brings the feel down to 17, so along the Coastal Alley and around the Bridge it will feel cooler than the forecast shows. The UV index is 4, moderate for the season, and an hour or two under the sun won't burn you, but if you're working outside all day, a hat still makes sense.
The evening clears up, 17 degrees remain
Around 20:00 the sky is mostly clear, the temperature is 17 degrees, humidity rises to 76 percent. The evening walk in the Sea Garden is pleasant, as long as you have something with sleeves, because the wind doesn't stop even after sunset.
Northeast wind, around 17 km/h with gusts up to 38
The wind is northeasterly, around 17 km/h, at times reaching 38. On the coast this means a cold blow straight from the water, so 20 degrees downtown and 20 degrees at the Northern Beach are not the same. Yesterday it blew stronger, around 20 km/h with gusts up to 45, so today is calmer. The air is clean, the European index is 26 and falls into the "good" category.
The water is 22 degrees, waves up to 90 centimeters
The sea is still swimmable for the hardy, 22 degrees of water in October is not rare for Burgas Bay. The waves are up to 0.9 meters, which is a lot for swimming far from the shore, but for wading in up to the waist near the Northern Beach it's normal. The sand is empty, and for running along the alley by the water the conditions are good precisely because of the cool air.
The same date in 1996 was 15 degrees, in 2016 it was 23
The archive for October 1 in Burgas shows differences visible to the naked eye. In 1996 the day ranged from 11 to 15 degrees, the coldest among the compared years. Twenty years later, in 2016, the same date had 16 to 23 degrees, with a maximum eight degrees higher. Last year the maximum was 19 degrees, and the morning minimum dropped to 10. The average maximum temperature for this date over the selected years is about 19 degrees, so today's 20 is right on the mark.
Precipitation on October 1 is rare in these records: zero millimeters in 2025, 2021, 2016 and 1996, and only 1.5 millimeters in 2006. Along the coast, warm starts to October are becoming more frequent, and the water in the bay stays above 20 degrees longer than the fishermen from the '90s remember. One day proves nothing, but the series of years already shows the direction.
What to wear on Thursday
A thin jacket or sweatshirt in the morning, a T-shirt underneath for lunch, because at 14:00 in a sheltered spot it's really warm. Shoes can be light, the asphalt is dry. For cyclists along the alley toward Sarafovo, the wind is a headwind when heading north, plan your time accordingly. Drivers have no visibility problems, but with gusts up to 38 km/h on the bridge over the canal and on the open stretches of the road to Sozopol, trailers and minibuses will feel the sideways push. For outdoor sports the best hour is between 15 and 17, before it cools down.
Friday brings 14 degrees in the morning and stronger wind
On Friday, October 2, it's cloudy without rain, 14 to 20 degrees, the wind turns northerly, around 21 km/h with gusts up to 49. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 18:50.
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38 километра в час ли? Ей боже мой!