Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best weather in Sofia is from July, August, September, but considering flight prices and crowds, the best months to visit are May, June, September. — consistent weather climate
☀️Pleasant
| Score | 14 | 28 | 32 | 64 | 81 | 80 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 77 | 37 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cold | Mild | Pleasant | Pleasant | Pleasant | Pleasant | Mild | Cold | Cold |
| Temperature | -4–5°C | -1–9°C | 1–11°C | 5–17°C | 10–21°C | 15–25°C | 17–28°C | 17–28°C | 13–24°C | 8–18°C | 3–12°C | -1–6°C |
| Feels like | -8–1°C | -5–5°C | -2–8°C | 3–15°C | 9–20°C | 14–26°C | 17–29°C | 17–29°C | 12–23°C | 5–16°C | 0–9°C | -5–3°C |
| Precipitation | 64mm 11 days | 38mm 8 days | 71mm 13 days | 60mm 10 days | 70mm 11 days | 76mm 10 days | 46mm 6 days | 34mm 4 days | 34mm 5 days | 57mm 7 days | 60mm 9 days | 57mm 10 days |
| Sunshine | 6.3h ☀︎ 67% | 7.6h ☀︎ 72% | 8.1h ☀︎ 68% | 10.4h ☀︎ 77% | 11.2h ☀︎ 77% | 13.0h ☀︎ 85% | 13.8h ☀︎ 93% | 12.4h ☀︎ 89% | 10.5h ☀︎ 84% | 8.7h ☀︎ 79% | 6.5h ☀︎ 67% | 5.9h ☀︎ 65% |
| Wind | NW · 14 km/h | N · 14 km/h | N · 14 km/h | N · 14 km/h | NE · 14 km/h | W · 12 km/h | NW · 12 km/h | E · 13 km/h | E · 13 km/h | E · 12 km/h | NE · 13 km/h | N · 12 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 75% | 72% | 69% | 64% | 68% | 68% | 60% | 58% | 62% | 70% | 78% | 79% |
| Day length | 9.5h | 10.6h | 12.0h | 13.4h | 14.6h | 15.3h | 15.0h | 13.9h | 12.5h | 11.0h | 9.8h | 9.1h |
| Tourist Crowds | High season | High season | High season | Low season | Low season | Low season | Shoulder season | High season | Shoulder season | Shoulder season | Low season | Shoulder season |
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