Today, 14 August, Friday, in Sofia (Bulgaria): partly cloudy, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +26°, at night around +18°. Due to the wind it feels like +18°. Wind up to 18 km/h. No precipitation expected, you won't need an umbrella. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 06:32 and set at 20:30 — daylight lasts 14 hours.
Hourly weather in Sofia
💧 No precipitation expected on this day. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Sofia for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 14.8
☁️
💧 5%
+18°+26°
Morning
☁️
+21°
Day
☁️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Overcast · precipitation 5% · wind up to 18 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 15.8
☁️
+14°+26°
Morning
☀️
+15°
Day
☁️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+14°
Overcast · precipitation 0% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 16.8
☀️
+14°+29°
Morning
☀️
+15°
Day
☀️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+14°
Clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 17.8
🌤️
+16°+32°
Morning
🌤️
+22°
Day
🌤️
+32°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+16°
Mostly clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 11 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Tue 18.8
☁️
💧 13%
+19°+29°
Morning
☁️
+23°
Day
☁️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+19°
Overcast · precipitation 13% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 19.8
☁️
💧 9%
+18°+32°
Morning
☁️
+23°
Day
☁️
+32°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+18°
Overcast · precipitation 9% · wind up to 10 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Thu 20.8
⛅
+15°+35°
Morning
⛅
+22°
Day
⛅
+35°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+15°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 0% · wind up to 7 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Fri 21.8
🌤️
💧 5%
+20°+37°
Morning
🌤️
+26°
Day
🌤️
+37°
Evening
🌇
+33°
Night
🌙
+20°
Mostly clear · precipitation 5% · wind up to 14 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Sat 22.8
🌤️
💧 2%
+22°+35°
Morning
🌤️
+27°
Day
🌤️
+35°
Evening
🌇
+32°
Night
🌙
+22°
Mostly clear · precipitation 2% · wind up to 9 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Sun 23.8
☀️
💧 6%
+24°+32°
Morning
☀️
+27°
Day
☀️
+32°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+24°
Clear · precipitation 6% · wind up to 15 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Mon 24.8
☀️
💧 6%
+20°+30°
Morning
☀️
+24°
Day
☀️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+20°
Clear · precipitation 6% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 25.8
☀️
💧 20%
+20°+32°
Morning
☀️
+24°
Day
☀️
+32°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+20°
Clear · precipitation 20% · wind up to 13 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Wed 26.8
⛅
💧 15%
+21°+36°
Morning
⛅
+27°
Day
⛅
+36°
Evening
🌇
+32°
Night
🌙
+21°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 15% · wind up to 10 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 14%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 14% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
67 / 100
comfort for running · Good
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
5%
unlikely · low
✨ Stars
85 / 100
evening visibility · Excellent
🧺 Laundry drying
76 / 100
will dry outside · Good
🚗 Car wash
89 / 100
no rain expected · Excellent
🌫️ Air quality and pollen
24
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 6PM10: 9O₃: 59NO₂: 10pollen: low
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
20:30
Golden hour
19:51
Daylight
14 h (-3 min vs yesterday)
Sofia climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+4°
-4°
Jan
+6°
-3°
Feb
+10°
+1°
Mar
+15°
+5°
Apr
+20°
+10°
May
+24°
+14°
Jun
+26°
+16°
Jul
+27°
+17°
Aug
+22°
+12°
Sep
+17°
+7°
Oct
+11°
+2°
Nov
+5°
-2°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+4°
-4°
40 mm
A cold month: +4° by day, long walks get uncomfortable. ❄️ a warm jacket, a hat, non-slip shoes. This is the coldest month of the year.
February
+6°
-3°
39 mm
Cold: +6° by day, down to -3° at night — dress warmly. 🧣 a warmer jacket.
March
+10°
+1°
56 mm
A fresh month — +10° daytime, take a jacket for walks. 🧥 a warm jacket.
April
+15°
+5°
60 mm
Cool weather: +15° by day, noticeably colder in the evening. 🧥 a warm jacket.
May
+20°
+10°
70 mm
One of the best times to visit: +20° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (70 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
June
+24°
+14°
62 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (62 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+26°
+16°
53 mm
A comfortable month: +26° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
August
+27°
+17°
36 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +17° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the hottest month of the year in Sofia.
September
+22°
+12°
36 mm
Ideal weather: +22° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October
+17°
+7°
49 mm
Cool weather: +17° by day, noticeably colder in the evening. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
November
+11°
+2°
37 mm
Cool: around +11° by day, you'll need a warm layer. 🧥 a warm jacket.
December
+5°
-2°
46 mm
Winter weather: about +5° daytime, you need a warm coat and hat. ❄️ a warm jacket, a hat, non-slip shoes. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Sofia
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: July, August, September
Daytime air+22…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +22…+27° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, April, May, June, October
Daytime air+4…+24°
Precipitationoften
Why: cool (+4…+24°) — not beach season, but great for city sights and museums.
🔴 Not the best time
❄️ Cold season: March, November, December
Daytime air+5…+11°
Precipitationoften
Why: cold and dark (+5…+11° by day, 9 h of daylight) — only if frost and short days don’t put you off.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Sofia is July – September, and the most comfortable months are July, August, September. The toughest months to visit are March, November, December: cool and damp.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+26°
Normal for August
+27°
Deviation
1° colder than normal
A year ago on this day
+31°
Record for this date
+36° (1957)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Sofia
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