Plovdiv
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📷 Ilia Markov from Sofia, Bulgaria· CC BY-SA 2.0Древен и вечен | Ancient and eternal
About
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria and the most populous city in the Bulgarian part of the historic region of Thrace, located 144 km southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 329,489 as of 2024 and 540,000 in its greater metropolitan area. An important economic, transport, cultural, and educational hub of Bulgaria, Plovdiv was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 and 2019, and joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.
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The next week in Plovdiv
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
22° / 8°
UV High
Sat
Showers
24° / 11°
3.8 mm
UV High
Sun
Rain
20° / 12°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
23° / 13°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
23° / 11°
UV High
Wed
Overcast
22° / 13°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
34° / 3°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.5h
06:00 – 20:33local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Plovdiv
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) at 12 km.
Getting around Plovdiv
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Kreuzkümmel.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.