Bulgaria / Varna
Varna Central Beach
Varna Central Beach is a 510 m-long sandy beach facing south-east, 2.1 km south-east of Varna (Varna, Bulgaria). The sea averages 25.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 6.4 °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 Varna Central 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 | 7.3 °C | 6.4 °C | 7.0 °C | 9.8 °C | 15.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 24.0 °C | 25.0 °C | 22.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 13.9 °C | 9.9 °C |
| High °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 6° |
| Low °C | -2° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 0° |
| Rain mm | 47 | 34 | 38 | 29 | 43 | 50 | 45 | 30 | 51 | 56 | 42 | 49 |
| Cloud % | 72 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 38 | 34 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 70 |
| Wind m/s | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Daylight h | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Record high/low | 16°/-19° | 18°/-14° | 24°/-11° | 27°/-2° | 30°/4° | 37°/11° | 40°/13° | 37°/13° | 33°/8° | 29°/-1° | 24°/-7° | 19°/-12° |
| Beach index | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
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 29 °C, sea at 25.0 °C and 30 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Bulgaria in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 15.1 °C, cooler than 75% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (56 mm) and April the driest (29 mm); the yearly total is about 510 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.0 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:13 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-east (140°). Open water fills about 36% 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 September–April.
Straight out to the south-east the next coast is roughly 200 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 2 m deep and 12 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 30 m above sea level 500 m inland and 50 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 68% built-up land, 27% tree cover and 3% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 40% of that circle.
- Built 68%
- Tree 27%
- Bare 3%
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 “Варна-Централен Плаж”, 140 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 4 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Poor
- 2016Sufficient
- 2017Sufficient
- 2018Sufficient
- 2019Good
- 2020Good
- 2021Good
- 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.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 328Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 17Public toilets
- –Showers
- 25Drinking water
- 38Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 70Hotels & guesthouses
- 25Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 49Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 10Pharmacies & clinics
- 7Cash machines
- 3Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 175 restaurants, 51 cafés, 86 bars and 16 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 70 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
Viewpoints
- BEACH BAR SELFIE 260 m NE
Attractions & museums
- Varna Aquarium attraction 330 m SW
- National Maritime Museum varna museum 360 m SW
- Naval Museum museum 460 m SW
- Detski Kat Varna attraction 520 m N
- Museum of Medicine History museum 540 m SW
- Детски кът-Варна attraction 540 m N
Historic sites
- Тарикатския Шадраван-Варна monument 990 m W
Lighthouses & piers
- Фара На Морска Гара lighthouse 930 m S
Diving & boat hire
- VeloFix Zone - Море и Колоездене 950 m N
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna Airport Varna | VAR | 8.7 km | west |
| Burgas Airport Burgas | BOJ | 78.0 km | south-west |
| Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport Constanța | CND | 137 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 49 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station Варна (1.2 km) and 38 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 345.7K residents); within 30 km there are 8 (about 390.5K).
Reference
Varna Central Beach has an article on the BG Wikipedia: Централен плаж (Варна).
Wikidata item Q121307834.
When people look it up
The BG Wikipedia article was read 507 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (152 views), 13.8× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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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 18.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w40970984; 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_35TNH_20260630_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site BG3310610135003012).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 320 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.