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Village

Zaychar

Local name: Зайчар

Located in Zajchar, Ruen Coordinates: 42°47′00″ N 27°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Zaychar Zaychar
Location in Bulgaria
Population
1,249
1.2K
Elevation
380 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BOJ Burgas Airport37 km
VAR Varna Airport73 km

About Zaychar

Zaychar is a village. Location: Zajchar, Ruen. Population: 1,249. Elevation: 380 m.

From Wikipedia

Zaychar (Bulgarian: Зайчар [zɐjˈt͡ʃar]) is a village in Ruen Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria. Zaychar Glacier on Graham Land in Antarctica is named after the settlement.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
23 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Zaychar over time

Population of Zaychar over time
2014 1,118
2015 1,129
2016 1,130
2017 1,133
2018 1,110
2019 1,110
2020 1,100
2021 1,082
2022 1,101
2023 1,092
2024 1,091
2025 1,084

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zaychar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (58 mm)
Driest month
August (37 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Zaychar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°15°20°24°27°26°23°17°10°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°4°9°13°15°14°11°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)404342535358413743475850

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Zaychar

The nearest airport is Burgas Airport (BOJ), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burgas, 39 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Burgas Airport (BOJ) Burgas 37 kmsoutheast
  • Varna Airport (VAR) Varna 73 kmnortheast
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ) Çorlu 193 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Burgas Population: 210.6K 39 kmsoutheast
  • Varna Population: 318.7K 78 kmnortheast
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 131 kmwest
  • Edirne Population: 180K 133 kmsouth
  • Rousse Population: 121.2K 154 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Zaychar

Within 100 km: 26 natural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Gora Gyaura Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Gora Kerezbair Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km1 place

  • Kartaltepe Mountain 47 kmNW

60–100 km26 places

  • Yumrukaya Tepesi Mountain 85 kmS
  • Tuzlakaya Tepesi Mountain 96 kmS
  • Kıtlık Tepe Mountain 95 kmS
  • Karakaçan Tepesi Mountain 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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