Krumovgrad (Bulgarian: Крумовград [ˈkrumovˌɡrat], Turkish: Koşukavak [koˈʃukavak]) is a town in Kardzhali Province in the south of Bulgaria, located in the Eastern Rhodopes on the banks of the river Krumovitsa. The majority of its population is ethnic Pomaks (70.1%), and with 27.3% ethnic Bulgarians.[1] The town is named after the successful medieval Bulgarian ruler Krum, the name meaning 'city of Krum' in Bulgarian.
Krumovgrad
Крумовград | |
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Krumovgrad Location of Krumovgrad | |
Coordinates: 41°28′N 25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Kardzhali |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sebihan Mehmed |
Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Population (13.09.2005) | |
• Total | 8,690 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 6900 |
Area code | 03641 |
Website | krumovgrad |
Krumovgrad is also the seat of Krumovgrad municipality (part of Kardzhali Province), which includes the following 78 villages:
Climate data for Krumovgrad 1991-2023,records(1926-2024) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 70.3 (21.3) |
74.7 (23.7) |
83.8 (28.8) |
91.4 (33.0) |
98.2 (36.8) |
101.7 (38.7) |
109.9 (43.3) |
109.8 (43.2) |
104.0 (40.0) |
97.0 (36.1) |
86.0 (30.0) |
74.1 (23.4) |
109.9 (43.3) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.5 (7.5) |
49.5 (9.7) |
55.9 (13.3) |
65.5 (18.6) |
75.0 (23.9) |
83.3 (28.5) |
89.1 (31.7) |
89.8 (32.1) |
80.4 (26.9) |
69.1 (20.6) |
58.1 (14.5) |
47.8 (8.8) |
67.5 (19.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.9 (2.7) |
40.3 (4.6) |
46.0 (7.8) |
54.7 (12.6) |
63.7 (17.6) |
71.2 (21.8) |
76.3 (24.6) |
76.5 (24.7) |
67.8 (19.9) |
57.7 (14.3) |
48.6 (9.2) |
40.1 (4.5) |
56.7 (13.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 29.8 (−1.2) |
32.9 (0.5) |
37.9 (3.3) |
45.0 (7.2) |
53.6 (12.0) |
60.6 (15.9) |
64.4 (18.0) |
64.6 (18.1) |
57.0 (13.9) |
49.1 (9.5) |
41.4 (5.2) |
33.8 (1.0) |
47.5 (8.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −8.0 (−22.2) |
−7.6 (−22.0) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
35.2 (1.8) |
41.0 (5.0) |
46.4 (8.0) |
46.0 (7.8) |
33.3 (0.7) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
0.7 (−17.4) |
−8.0 (−22.2) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.02 (76.7) |
2.76 (70.1) |
2.71 (68.9) |
2.66 (67.6) |
2.61 (66.2) |
2.01 (51.1) |
1.13 (28.7) |
0.99 (25.1) |
1.44 (36.5) |
2.76 (70.0) |
3.15 (79.9) |
4.27 (108.5) |
29.50 (749.3) |
Average precipitation days | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 93.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 71 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93 | 118 | 168 | 201 | 261 | 303 | 338 | 331 | 235 | 167 | 115 | 79 | 2,490 |
Source: http://climatebase.ru/station/15730/?lang=en |
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