Annual mean 9°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
23.0 °C
Coldest
-1.9 °C
Wettest
19%
Windiest
6.9 m/s
Prevailing
NW
5.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Sofia over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. Sofia has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in August, the driest month, to 18% in May, the wettest. Winds in Sofia are highest in January, averaging 6.3 m/s (23 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Sofia come in August, when the sky is typically 41% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Sofia climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-4°C
-8°C
15%
69%
6.3 m/s
0
0
6
February
3°C
-2°C
-4°C
12%
64%
6.0 m/s
1
0
17
March
6°C
-0°C
-1°C
16%
65%
5.6 m/s
5
0
30
April
11°C
5°C
6°C
14%
62%
5.0 m/s
26
1
48
May
14°C
8°C
10°C
18%
66%
4.8 m/s
41
4
57
June
20°C
13°C
17°C
16%
56%
4.1 m/s
49
29
44
July
23°C
15°C
20°C
9%
43%
4.0 m/s
47
41
40
August
22°C
14°C
20°C
8%
41%
3.9 m/s
49
42
40
September
18°C
10°C
14°C
9%
50%
4.3 m/s
51
15
53
October
13°C
6°C
8°C
10%
51%
4.7 m/s
31
1
57
November
6°C
2°C
0°C
13%
68%
5.6 m/s
5
0
31
December
1°C
-1°C
-5°C
13%
69%
6.0 m/s
0
0
8
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Sofia weather by season
Year round, Sofia has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Sofia weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -2°CRain 13%
Winter in Sofia has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Sofia weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 4°CRain 16%
Spring in Sofia has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Sofia weather in summerJune to August
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 11%
Summer in Sofia has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Sofia weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 11%
Autumn in Sofia has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sofia?
Sofia has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in August, the driest month, to 18% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Sofia windiest?
Winds in Sofia are highest in January, averaging 6.3 m/s (23 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Sofia year round?
The average temperature in Sofia over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.