Editing Musala (section)

== Climate ==
Musala has an alpine climate with long, cold winters and short, cool summers. Usually, through winter, the temperatures do not exceed the freezing point for months. Snow cover lasts for about 8–9 months. Through the summer, temperatures rarely go above 14-15C. The summer season only lasts for 2 months, and snowfalls are possible. For the period 1931–2013, the highest recorded temperature was {{Convert|20.0|C}}, and the lowest - {{Convert|-31.2|C}}. The average annual temperature is {{Convert|-2.5|C}}, which makes the peak the coldest place in Bulgaria.

{{Weather box
|location = Musala Peak (2000–2013)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 7.0
|Feb record high C = 8.0
|Mar record high C = 12.1
|Apr record high C = 13.7
|May record high C = 12.6
|Jun record high C = 18.0
|Jul record high C = 20.0
|Aug record high C = 18.7
|Sep record high C = 16.4
|Oct record high C = 14.2
|Nov record high C = 9.6
|Dec record high C = 6.8
|year record high C = 20.0

|Jan high C = -8.2
|Feb high C = -7.6
|Mar high C = -5.6
|Apr high C = -1.2
|May high C = 2.7
|Jun high C = 7.1
|Jul high C = 10.1
|Aug high C = 10.2
|Sep high C = 6.3
|Oct high C = 2.2
|Nov high C = -1.8
|Dec high C = -6.1
|year high C = 0.7

|Jan mean C = -11.0
|Feb mean C = -10.6
|Mar mean C = -8.6
|Apr mean C = -4.1
|May mean C = -0.1
|Jun mean C = 4.4
|Jul mean C = 6.9
|Aug mean C = 7.2
|Sep mean C = 3.4
|Oct mean C = -0.6
|Nov mean C = -4.4
|Dec mean C = -8.6
|year mean C = -2.1

|Jan low C = -13.8
|Feb low C = -13.6
|Mar low C = -11.6
|Apr low C = -7.0
|May low C = -3.1
|Jun low C = 1.6
|Jul low C = 3.7
|Aug low C = 4.2
|Sep low C = 0.5
|Oct low C = -3.1
|Nov low C = -6.9
|Dec low C = -11.0
|year low C = -4.9

|Jan record low C = -30.6
|Feb record low C = -29.8
|Mar record low C = -26.8
|Apr record low C = -20.6
|May record low C = -15.6
|Jun record low C = -12
|Jul record low C = -8
|Aug record low C = -9.8
|Sep record low C = -14
|Oct record low C = -17.5
|Nov record low C = -27.4
|Dec record low C = -31.2
|year record low C = -31.2

|Jan precipitation mm = 126
|Feb precipitation mm = 110
|Mar precipitation mm = 130
|Apr precipitation mm = 128
|May precipitation mm = 119
|Jun precipitation mm = 105
|Jul precipitation mm = 80
|Aug precipitation mm = 56
|Sep precipitation mm = 47
|Oct precipitation mm = 72
|Nov precipitation mm = 88
|Dec precipitation mm = 115
|year precipitation mm = 1176
|Jan rain days = 1
|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 0
|Apr rain days = 0
|May rain days = 4
|Jun rain days = 8
|Jul rain days = 9
|Aug rain days = 7
|Sep rain days = 6
|Oct rain days = 3
|Nov rain days = 1
|Dec rain days = 0
|Jan snow days= 13
|Feb snow days= 14
|Mar snow days= 17
|Apr snow days= 18
|May snow days= 14
|Jun snow days= 5
|Jul snow days= 2
|Aug snow days= 1
|Sep snow days= 4
|Oct snow days= 8
|Nov snow days= 13
|Dec snow days= 15
|year snow days= 124
|Jan sun = 114
|Feb sun = 112
|Mar sun = 140
|Apr sun = 127
|May sun = 168
|Jun sun = 181
|Jul sun = 250
|Aug sun = 250
|Sep sun = 182
|Oct sun = 169
|Nov sun = 128
|Dec sun = 104
|year sun = 1925
|source 1 = Stringmeteo.com
|date=June 2012
}}

{{Weather box 
|location= Musala Peak, 1991–2020 (elevation  2925m)
|metric first= Yes 
|single line= Yes
| Jan record high C =7.2
| Feb record high C =4.9
| Mar record high C =6.5
| Apr record high C =8.6
| May record high C =13.0
| Jun record high C =17.6
| Jul record high C =19.8
| Aug record high C =19.2
| Sep record high C =17.9
| Oct record high C =15.0
| Nov record high C =11.0
| Dec record high C =10.2
| year record high C =
| Jan high C = -6.7
| Feb high C = -7.0
| Mar high C = -5.1
| Apr high C = -1.9
| May high C = 2.4
| Jun high C = 6.6
| Jul high C = 9.3
| Aug high C = 9.7
| Sep high C = 5.9
| Oct high C = 2.7
| Nov high C = -1.5
| Dec high C = -5.3
|year high C = 

| Jan mean C = -9.7
| Feb mean C = -10.0
| Mar mean C = -8.2
| Apr mean C = -4.8
| May mean C = -0.2
| Jun mean C = 3.7
| Jul mean C = 6.0
| Aug mean C = 6.4
| Sep mean C = 2.6
| Oct mean C = -0.3
| Nov mean C = -4.3
| Dec mean C = -8.1
|year mean C = 

| Jan low C = -12.5
| Feb low C = -12.9
| Mar low C = -11.1
| Apr low C = -7.4
| May low C = -2.5
| Jun low C = 1.2
| Jul low C = 3.3
| Aug low C = 3.9
| Sep low C = 0.2
| Oct low C = -2.7
| Nov low C = -6.8
| Dec low C = -10.8
|year low C = 
| Jan record low C  =-27.5
| Feb record low C  =-31.6
| Mar record low C  =-26.8
| Apr record low C  =-22.5
| May record low C  =-13.5
| Jun record low C  =-9.0
| Jul record low C  =-6.1
| Aug record low C  =-6.0
| Sep record low C  =-11.9
| Oct record low C  =-16.3
| Nov record low C  =-23.2
| Dec record low C  =-24.9
| year record low C =

| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 75
| Feb precipitation mm = 74
| Mar precipitation mm = 95
| Apr precipitation mm = 98
| May precipitation mm = 88
| Jun precipitation mm = 80
| Jul precipitation mm = 72
| Aug precipitation mm = 55
| Sep precipitation mm = 48
| Oct precipitation mm = 40
| Nov precipitation mm = 40
| Dec precipitation mm = 68
|year precipitation mm = 
| unit precipitation days =  1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days  =11
| Feb precipitation days  =11
| Mar precipitation days  =13
| Apr precipitation days  =13
| May precipitation days  =13
| Jun precipitation days  =12
| Jul precipitation days  =10
| Aug precipitation days  =7
| Sep precipitation days  =7
| Oct precipitation days  =7
| Nov precipitation days  =8
| Dec precipitation days  =11
| year precipitation days =
| Jan sun  =126
| Feb sun  =119
| Mar sun  =142
| Apr sun  =134
| May sun  =159
| Jun sun  =170
| Jul sun  =228
| Aug sun  =241
| Sep sun  =185
| Oct sun  =165
| Nov sun  =124
| Dec sun  =106
| year sun =


|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Bulgaria/CSV/MusalaPeak_64215.csv
| title = Musala Peak Climate Normals 1991-2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = August 29, 2023}}</ref>
|date= August 2023
}}