The town of Bansko is situated in the Pirin mountain on 925 meters above sea level and nowadays it is world-known Bulgarian ski resort due to its total skiing area on 2000-2600 m. If you tend to visit Bansko, you should consider in advance that the Pirin mountain has a predominantly Alpine climate, which also influence the weather of the town during the whole year. In other words, the altitudes, the general vicinity of the second highest Bulgarian mountain, the comparatively small amount of the annual rainfalls, and the various air currents are the most essential factors in the determination of the climate in this Bulgarian region. That is why, the weather of Bansko is characterized as quite a complicated combination of three main climatic subcategories - high mountainous, middle mountainous, and low mountainous. So, the average annual temperature in the town is often around 9,1 degrees Celsius. It could be worth for you and for your pleasant holiday in Bulgaria to consider in advance that in December, January and February the temperatures here are usually the lowest, and in July or August, respectively - the highest. In addition, the first date of approximately stable temperature above zero degrees in every year is around 27 March, and the total danger of the thick spring frosts is over not till the middle of May.

Bansko Weather - Winter Season

The winter in Bansko is often cold and long. On average annually, the stable snow cover for this Bulgarian winter resort holds for about sixty-two days. And in general, the average January temperatures are around -5 degrees in the valleys and ski resorts, and even up to minus twenty degrees on the higher peaks in Pirin. On the other hand, snow cover here typically lasts for five or six months - from December to April - on the north slopes of the mountain, or sometimes until the end of February. It is over five feet of 1,5 meters thick. As usual summer temperatures in Bansko vary from fourteen to nineteen degrees Celsius. That is why, summer tourist season in this small picturesque mountainous Bulgarian town almost always starts in June and ends in September. If you tend to visit Bansko in the summer, do not forget that some rainy days are also typically possible here.