Today, 13 October, Tuesday, in Sofia (Bulgaria): cloudy, light rain in places, cool. During the day the air will warm up to +12°, at night around +9°. Due to the wind it feels like +8°. Wind up to 13 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. You'll need a warm jacket or a sweater, especially in the evening. The sun will rise at 07:37 and set at 18:47 — daylight lasts 11 hours.
Hourly weather in Sofia
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. 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 13.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+9°+12°
Morning
🌦️
+10°
Day
🌦️
+12°
Evening
🌇
+11°
Night
🌙
+9°
Light rain · precipitation 100% · wind up to 13 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Tomorrow 14.10
🌦️
💧 93%
+8°+12°
Morning
☁️
+8°
Day
🌦️
+12°
Evening
🌇
+11°
Night
🌙
+8°
Light rain · precipitation 93% · wind up to 9 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Thu 15.10
🌦️
💧 33%
+5°+12°
Morning
🌤️
+4°
Day
🌦️
+12°
Evening
🌇
+11°
Night
🌙
+5°
Rain showers · precipitation 33% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Fri 16.10
🌦️
💧 40%
+6°+9°
Morning
🌦️
+7°
Day
🌦️
+9°
Evening
🌇
+8°
Night
🌙
+6°
Rain showers · precipitation 40% · wind up to 8 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Sat 17.10
☁️
💧 17%
+6°+11°
Morning
☁️
+8°
Day
☁️
+11°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+6°
Overcast · precipitation 17% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Sun 18.10
☁️
💧 8%
+7°+13°
Morning
☁️
+9°
Day
☁️
+13°
Evening
🌇
+12°
Night
🌙
+7°
Overcast · precipitation 8% · wind up to 19 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Mon 19.10
☁️
💧 20%
+9°+13°
Morning
☁️
+10°
Day
☁️
+13°
Evening
🌇
+12°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 20% · wind up to 11 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Tue 20.10
☁️
💧 16%
+9°+15°
Morning
☁️
+11°
Day
☁️
+15°
Evening
🌇
+14°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 16% · wind up to 12 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Wed 21.10
☁️
💧 18%
+9°+14°
Morning
☁️
+11°
Day
☁️
+14°
Evening
🌇
+13°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 18% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Thu 22.10
🌦️
💧 14%
+6°+11°
Morning
🌦️
+8°
Day
🌦️
+11°
Evening
🌇
+10°
Night
🌙
+6°
Drizzle · precipitation 14% · wind up to 19 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
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Fri 23.10
🌨️
💧 15%
+0°+6°
Morning
🌨️
+2°
Day
🌨️
+6°
Evening
🌇
+5°
Night
🌙
+0°
Snow showers · precipitation 15% · wind up to 17 km/h. 🧣 Cool. Take a warmer jacket.
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Sat 24.10
🌤️
💧 15%
-1°+5°
Morning
🌤️
+1°
Day
🌤️
+5°
Evening
🌇
+4°
Night
🌙
-1°
Mostly clear · precipitation 15% · wind up to 16 km/h. 🧣 Cool. Take a warmer jacket.
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Sun 25.10
☀️
💧 29%
-2°+8°
Morning
☀️
+2°
Day
☀️
+8°
Evening
🌇
+6°
Night
🌙
-2°
Clear · precipitation 29% · wind up to 10 km/h. 🧥 Cool. You'll need a warm jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.
🗺️ 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
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
100%
likely · high
✨ Stars
18 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
40
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 16PM10: 16O₃: 37NO₂: 18
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
07:37
Sunset
18:47
Golden hour
18:09
Daylight
11 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
+12°
Normal for October
+17°
Deviation
5° colder than normal
A year ago on this day
+15°
Record for this date
+27° (1993)
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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