Weather in Sofia-Capital

Calculated from weather data of Sofia Airport (LBSF) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	4.0	4.7	7.4	4.0	5.2	4.9
February	8.8	12.6	8.5	8.3	9.9	8.9
March	12.1	14.0	12.5	8.0	8.9	11.5
April	17.0	20.1	14.0	16.1	14.0	16.1
May	21.5		18.8	23.6	21.8	21.1
June	25.6		24.6	26.1	25.6	23.8
July	28.7		31.1	29.1	30.8	27.3
August	29.4		29.8	28.3	30.6	28.3
September	24.6		26.1	23.0	22.6	26.0
October	19.1		22.5	18.8	14.0	18.5
November	11.7		11.5	13.0	11.8	10.1
December	6.1		8.1	7.5	5.5	6.9
Average	16.8	12.8	18.0	17.5	16.7	17.0

8th highest temperature of Bulgaria

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-5.4	-4	0	-5	-3	-5
February	-3.8	1	-3	-2	-3	-2
March	0.3	3	1	-4	-2	1
April	4.5	6	4	4	3	2
May	9.2		9	8	9	10
June	13.7		14	14	13	13
July	15.3		16	14	16	15
August	15.3		16	15	15	15
September	11.0		13	10	10	12
October	5.6		7	5	4	7
November	2.1		2	3	2	0
December	-2.8		-1	1	-2	1
Average	5.2	1.2	6.3	5.3	5.3	5.7

1st lowest temperature of Bulgaria

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	39	26	40	17
25 °C or warmer	7	90	92	82	95
20 °C or warmer	18	163	155	132	145
0 °C or colder	42	75	90	95	79

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	16.7	11	15	12	23	7
February	11.0	6	7	13	9	11
March	15.7	14	13	14	25	19
April	11.1	11	12	12	16	13
May	8.0		14	3	7	12
June	9.0		12	9	7	11
July	3.7		1	3	1	5
August	2.3		3	5	3	3
September	4.9		4	7	4	6
October	6.5		2	2	20	8
November	11.5		25	8	7	3
December	16.0		16	12	16	11
Average	9.4	10.4	9.7	7.9	10.9	9.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.6	13	14	15	14	10
February	12.3	11	15	12	11	12
March	13.0	13	14	12	13	13
April	12.8	12	15	12	12	12
May	13.2		13	12	14	15
June	10.7		11	9	10	13
July	11.6		11	12	13	13
August	10.9		11	10	10	11
September	11.1		11	10	12	11
October	10.1		10	10	12	11
November	10.9		13	9	13	7
December	11.5		10	11	15	10
Average	11.8	12.1	12.1	11.2	12.3	11.7

7th highest wind speed of Bulgaria

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	SW	NW	W	W
February	W	W	W	W	W
March	S	W	N	NW	W
April	NW	W	NW	W	E
May		E	E	W	NW
June		SE	N	NW	NW
July		W	NW	NE	N
August		NE	N	NW	E
September		NE	NW	NW	NE
October		W	W	SE	W
November		W	SE	SE	W
December		W	E	W	SE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Sofia-Capital weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Sofia-Capital?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 29 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Sofia-Capital?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 4 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Sofia-Capital?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 16.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Sofia-Capital?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 2.3 %.