Lightning strikes in Bulgaria
The detection network has located 3,419 lightning strikes in Bulgaria since the archive began, including 3,356 in the last 7 days. That is 0.04% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Bulgaria #41 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Bulgaria is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 6 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 1,537 |
| 2026-08-12 | 235 |
| 2026-08-09 | 892 |
| 2026-08-08 | 692 |
| 2026-08-06 | 45 |
| 2026-08-03 | 18 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Bulgaria's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blagoevgrad | 881 | 870 | 25.8% |
| 2 | Kyustendil | 689 | 689 | 20.2% |
| 3 | Sofia | 490 | 490 | 14.3% |
| 4 | Montana | 288 | 288 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Plovdiv | 268 | 261 | 7.8% |
| 6 | Pernik | 224 | 224 | 6.6% |
| 7 | Vratsa | 179 | 175 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Pazardzhik | 113 | 113 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Lovech | 108 | 106 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Pleven | 71 | 69 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Veliko Tarnovo | 23 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Varna | 20 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 13 | Stara Zagora | 12 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Dobrich | 12 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Gabrovo | 11 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Vidin | 10 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Unassigned | 8 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 18 | East Macedonia and Thrace | 5 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Ruse | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Targovishte | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Pirot | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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