The average annual temperature in the Eastern Rhodopes is 12�13�C, the maximum value of precipitation is in December, the minimum is in August. In the Western Rhodopes, the temperature varies with 5� to 9�C and the summer rainfalls prevail.
The mild climate, combined with some other factors, works in favour of the development of recreation and tourist activities. The Pamporovo resort, where the microclimate permits a heavy snow cover to be preserved for a long time, is an excellent example.
Temperatures of ?15�C are common in the winter, and due to this the Rhodopes are the southernmost place in the Balkans where tree species such as the Norway Spruce and the Silver Birch can be observed
