Bulgaria
Stara Zagora travel guide
Stara Zagora is a city in Bulgaria, home to about 121,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- PDV76 km · Plovdiv International Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Sofia
- Language
- Bulgarian
When to go
The best time to visit Stara Zagora
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Stara Zagora are May, June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 67 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Stara Zagora: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PDV · Plovdiv International Airport
Questions
Stara Zagora: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Stara Zagora?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Stara Zagora are May, June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 67 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Stara Zagora?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Stara Zagora?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Stara Zagora
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.