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Municipality

Popovica

Local name: Поповица

Located in Sadovo, Plovdiv Coordinates: 42°08′00″ N 25°03′00″ E

Map showing the location of Popovica Popovica
Location in Bulgaria
Population
1,650
1.6K
Elevation
148 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Popovica
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
PDV Plovdiv International Airport18 km
KVA Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport140 km

About Popovica

Popovica is a municipality. Location: Sadovo, Plovdiv. Population: 1,650. Elevation: 148 m. The best months to visit are May, September–October. The nearest airport is Plovdiv International Airport (18 km).

At a glance

Area
15.3 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Popovica over time

Population of Popovica over time
2014 1,331
2015 1,286
2016 1,268
2017 1,248
2018 1,225
2019 1,202
2020 1,244
2021 1,208
2022 1,218
2023 1,196
2024 1,197
2025 1,171

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Popovica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
May (59 mm)
Driest month
August (33 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 Popovica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°13°19°24°28°31°30°26°19°12°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°6°11°15°16°16°12°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)413842465957443333394952

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Popovica

The nearest airport is Plovdiv International Airport (PDV), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Plovdiv, 25 km to the west.

Airports

  • Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 18 kmsouthwest
  • Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA) Kavala 140 kmsouth
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 148 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 25 kmwest
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 59 kmnortheast
  • Edirne Population: 180K 135 kmeast
  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 155 kmnorthwest
  • Burgas Population: 210.6K 204 kmeast

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

Day trips from Popovica

Within 100 km: 12 natural sites.

0–25 km1 place

  • Nebet Tepe Mountain 25 kmW

25–60 km5 places

  • Sredna Gora Mountain 41 kmN
  • Ruen Mountain 28 kmSW
  • Persenk Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Kazal Mountain 52 kmS

60–100 km6 places

  • Bedek Mountain 75 kmNE
  • Ardinska Planina Mountain 89 kmS
  • Sveta Marina Mountain 87 kmSE
  • Pernedar Tepe Mountain 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Popovica

1 place

Cities & villages1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources