The results of palaeoclimate reconstructions of Neogene freshwater deposits of the Tundzha Basin (South Bulgaria, SE Europe) are presented. We analysed pollen and spores complexes with the aim of obtaining data about the climate conditions. The palynological analysis was performed on clayey sediments of the Elhovo Formation intercalated between coal layers from core C-432 situated in the central part of the Basin. The climate data reconstructed by the Coexistence Approach indicate a warm temperate climate with mean annual temperatures around 16 ºC and with mean temperature of at least 5 ºC during the coldest month. With annual precipitation rates commonly around 1000 mm climatic conditions were overall humid. Partly seasonally drier conditions suggested for the topmost part of Elhovo Formation by previous studies, were not evident from recent analyses. The Early Pontian climate was about 3-4°C warmer than today, with rainfalls at least 300 mm higher. These data coincide with the warming trend recognised in other regions in Bulgaria during the Early Pontian. Thus the data from current study contribute to the elucidation of the evolution of the local and regional Late Miocene climate patterns and contribute to the palaeoclimate model for the Balkan Peninsula.