Bulgaria / Burgas
Harmanite Beach
Harmanite Beach is a 790 m-long sandy beach facing north-east, 700 m south-east of Sozopol (Burgas, Bulgaria). The sea averages 25.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 6.7 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Harmanite Beach
Beach-day index 4.2/10 · Bulgaria median 4.2
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 7.6 °C | 6.7 °C | 7.3 °C | 9.9 °C | 15.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 24.2 °C | 25.2 °C | 22.7 °C | 18.6 °C | 14.3 °C | 10.4 °C |
| High °C | 7° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 9° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 11° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 71 | 51 | 48 | 34 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 55 | 72 | 51 | 70 |
| Cloud % | 74 | 74 | 68 | 61 | 58 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 62 | 70 | 72 |
| Wind m/s | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 |
| Daylight h | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Record high/low | 15°/-8° | 15°/-5° | 18°/-4° | 22°/1° | 26°/8° | 32°/14° | 32°/18° | 31°/18° | 32°/14° | 26°/7° | 21°/1° | 18°/-3° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
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; August scores 9.4/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 25.2 °C and 27 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Bulgaria in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 15.3 °C, cooler than 72% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (72 mm) and August the driest (27 mm); the yearly total is about 610 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.1 hours in December to 15.3 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:12 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-east (45°). Open water fills about 33% 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 239° to 303°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–October.
Straight out to the north-east about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 20 m deep and 40 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 30 m above sea level 500 m inland and 84 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 53% built-up land, 29% grassland and 14% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 45% of that circle.
- Built 53%
- Grass 29%
- Tree 14%
- Bare 4%
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 “Созопол-Плаж Харманите”, 60 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 9 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Good
- 2018Good
- 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 72Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 11Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 191Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
- 6Grocery shops
- 2Playgrounds & water parks
- 3Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 4Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 48 restaurants, 5 cafés, 17 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 191 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Campsites
- Nelly 830 m W
- Къмпинг Каваци (Kavatsi camping) 870 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgas Airport Burgas | BOJ | 23.2 km | north-west |
| Varna Airport Varna | VAR | 91.6 km | north |
| Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport Çorlu | TEQ | 143 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 bus stops within 1.5 km and 11 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 6.7K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 263.1K).
Map
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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 14.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r8500957; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- 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_35TNG_20250705_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site BG3412167800002027).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.