Bulgaria / Varna
Bolata Beach
Bolata Beach is a 235 m-long sandy beach facing east-south-east, 5.3 km south-east of Balgarevo (Varna, Bulgaria). The sea averages 24.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 6.5 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Bolata (Bulgarian: Болата) is a small cove and Nature reserve located in the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Bolata is a locality located in the bay of the same name and is part of the Kaliakra Reserve.
Wikidata item Q4938959.
Month by month
October at Bolata Beach
Beach-day index 3.7/10 · Bulgaria median 4.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 7.3 °C | 6.5 °C | 7.1 °C | 9.8 °C | 15.6 °C | 21.0 °C | 24.0 °C | 24.9 °C | 22.3 °C | 18.1 °C | 13.8 °C | 9.9 °C |
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 13° | 8° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 51 | 36 | 39 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 43 | 29 | 53 | 58 | 44 | 52 |
| Cloud % | 83 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 34 | 31 | 51 | 64 | 77 | 80 |
| Wind m/s | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| Daylight h | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Record high/low | 14°/-9° | 14°/-6° | 18°/-5° | 21°/1° | 25°/8° | 31°/13° | 32°/17° | 32°/17° | 30°/13° | 25°/6° | 20°/-0° | 16°/-4° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; July scores 9.3/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 24.0 °C and 43 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Bulgaria in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 15.0 °C, cooler than 75% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (58 mm) and April the driest (28 mm); the yearly total is about 520 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.0 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 20:45 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-south-east (115°). Open water fills about 44% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 238° to 304°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east-south-east about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 12 m deep and 25 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 48 m above sea level 500 m inland and 64 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 80% grassland and 17% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 40% of that circle.
- Grass 80%
- Tree 17%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Болата” was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 8 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Good
- 2016Good
- 2017Good
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
Photos
From above
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 2.3 km south (Castello di Kaliakra), the nearest grocery shop is 11.5 km north-west (Супермаркет Джаза), the nearest fuel station is 11.6 km north-west (Бенита) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 11.6 km north-west (Мц Каварна).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Castello di Kaliakra | 2.3 km | south |
| Groceries | Супермаркет Джаза | 11.5 km | north-west |
| Accommodation | Златна Люспа | 4.2 km | north-west |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Мц Каварна | 11.6 km | north-west |
| Fuel station | Бенита | 11.6 km | north-west |
| Car park | — | 1.4 km | south |
| Public toilets | — | 1.6 km | south |
| Bus stop | — | 5.2 km | north-west |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna Airport Varna | VAR | 54.8 km | west |
| Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport Constanța | CND | 109 km | north |
| Burgas Airport Burgas | BOJ | 119 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 1.4K residents); within 30 km there are 4 (about 29.5K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 1,978 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (406 views), 5.6× the quietest month.
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 7.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w109844210; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_35TPJ_20250625_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site BG3321707257008007).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 390 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.