 Bulgaria has a dynamic climate , which results from its being positioned at the meeting point of Mediterranean and continental air masses and the barrier effect of its mountains . Northern Bulgaria averages 1 ° C ( 1 @.@ 8 ° F ) cooler and registers 200 millimetres ( 7 @.@ 9 in ) more precipitation annually than the regions south of the Balkan mountains . Temperature amplitudes vary significantly in different areas . The lowest recorded temperature is − 38 @.@ 3 ° C ( − 36 @.@ 9 ° F ) , while the highest is 45 @.@ 2 ° C ( 113 @.@ 4 ° F ) . Precipitation averages about 630 millimetres ( 24 @.@ 8 in ) per year , and varies from 500 millimetres ( 19 @.@ 7 in ) in Dobrudja to more than 2 @,@ 500 millimetres ( 98 @.@ 4 in ) in the mountains . Continental air masses bring significant amounts of snowfall during winter . 
