Golden Sands (Bulgaria) sea temperature today: 24°C – beach water temperature, Golden Sands (Bulgaria), Bulgaria
Bulgaria · Black Sea
Golden Sands
Sea
24.1°C75.4°F
Air
UV
Beach day
⁦23–28°C⁩

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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at Golden Sands is 24.1 °C (75 °F). That is 0.7 °C warmer than the usual 23.4 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming from June to October.

Climate · monthly averages

Sea temperature by month

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.

Warmest in August (25.9°C). Coldest in February (6.8°C). Comfortable for swimming from June to October.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January7.8°C8.5°C9.1°C4.3°C5.4°C7.0°C
February6.2°C6.8°C7.6°C3.6°C5.0°C6.9°C
March6.1°C7.3°C8.5°C5.2°C6.9°C8.9°C
April9.3°C10.5°C12.9°C8.8°C10.8°C13.0°C
May14.9°C15.4°C15.9°C13.2°C15.3°C17.4°C
June20.6°C21.9°C23.1°C18.7°C21.2°C23.6°C
July24.5°C25.2°C26.4°C21.9°C24.5°C27.1°C
August25.3°C25.9°C26.6°C22.0°C24.5°C27.1°C
September22.6°C23.4°C24.2°C18.3°C20.4°C22.9°C
October17.2°C18.7°C20.5°C13.2°C15.1°C17.5°C
November14.0°C14.9°C16.1°C10.1°C11.2°C12.8°C
December10.3°C10.9°C11.8°C6.0°C7.0°C8.4°C

About Golden Sands

Seventeen kilometres north of Varna, the northern Bulgarian coast curves around Golden Sands Nature Park – 1,320 hectares of oak and lime forest hugging seafront cliffs, with the rock-hewn Aladzha Monastery carved into a 25-metre limestone bluff at its inland edge. Kabakum Beach holds a quieter cove of fine sand south of the main resort strip, while Sunny Day Beach shelters between headlands on the hotel side. Black Sea temperatures climb to 23–25 °C73–77 °F from July through September, peaking in August, with Varna airport 25 minutes by road.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at Golden Sands is 24.1 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24.1 °C) – ideal for swimming for most people. The usual September average is 23.4 °C74 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at Golden Sands is 24.1 °C75 °F.

In May the sea at Golden Sands (Bulgaria) averages 15.4 °C60 °F – cold, most people reach for a wetsuit. It keeps warming until August, when it peaks at 25.9 °C79 °F.

In October the sea at Golden Sands (Bulgaria) still averages 18.7 °C66 °F – refreshing, good for a short swim. It peaks in August at 25.9 °C79 °F and cools slowly from there.