Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria · population 1,152,556 · 72 weather stations within 200 km · records 1751 to 2025
Sofia has an average annual daytime high of 13.2°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is August, when highs typically reach 24.3°C, and its coldest is January, with overnight lows near -6.3°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Sofia's average temperature has risen by +2.2°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1751, warming totals +2.0°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Sofia's average annual daytime high is 13.2°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is August, with highs averaging 24.3°C, and the coldest is January, with lows averaging -6.3°C.
August is the warmest month in Sofia, with typical daytime highs of 24.3°C.
2023 is the hottest year on record for Sofia, running +3.0°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Sofia has warmed by roughly +2.2°C.
May to September typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.