Varna has a humid subtropical climate (K�ppen climate classification Cfa), with considerable maritime and continental influences. The winter is cool and sometimes cold but warmer than inland. The summer begins in mid-May and lasts till early-mid October. Temperatures in summer usually vary between 20�25 degrees in the night and 27�35 during the day, in June, July and August temperatures above 40 C are rare because of the breeze winds and in Varna and the all Bulgarian Black Sea coast is cooler than other parts in the country. Seawater temperature during the summer months is usually around 22�27 degrees. In August 2010 seawater temperature reached a record +32C. In winter temperatures are about 0 degrees at night and 10 degrees during the day. Sometimes temperatures fall below 0 degrees. Snow is possible in December, January, February and rarely in March. Snow falls in winter only a couple of times and melts down fast. The absolute maximum temperature was measured in July +41.4C and absolute minimum was measured on 10 February 1929. Varna holds the highest daily precipitation in Bulgaria. On 21 August 1951 powerful squall hits the city and just a few hours fell 292 mm in the Sanatotium near Varna(only 10 km north from Varna) in the same time fell 342 mm. Significant rainfall fell between 17�18 October 2011, 169.2 mm (7 in)
