Sofia weather by month & the best time to visit

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Sofia is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with September and July close behind. Sofia averages about 2,157 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,157

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

705 mm

Snow / year

≈97 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

529 m

When is the best time to visit Sofia?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Sofia is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Sofia?

Sofia gets a moderate 2,157 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate August (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Bulgaria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,219 hours. The year's 705 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

See Sofia on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Niš Serbia · 146 km · best in Sep · 2,119 h sun/yr
• Skopje North Macedonia · 169 km · best in Sep · 2,397 h sun/yr
• Craiova Romania · 184 km · best in Aug · 2,200 h sun/yr
• Pristina Kosovo · 195 km · best in Jul · 2,232 h sun/yr
• Thessaloniki Greece · 245 km · best in Jun · 2,531 h sun/yr
• Ohrid North Macedonia · 278 km · best in Jul · 2,335 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Plovdiv Bulgaria · 137 km · 2,200 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Kavala Greece · 222 km · 2,613 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

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