Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2007-07-24; its coldest fell to -25°C on 2012-01-31.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
15°C2002-01-31
-16°C2017-01-07
8°C2023-01-18
-25°C2012-01-31
February
18°C2016-02-23
-11°C1991-02-01
6°C2016-02-16
-22°C2012-02-01
March
24°C2001-03-25
-10°C1987-03-04
12°C2001-03-26
-18°C2018-03-01
April
26°C1989-04-27
-3°C2003-04-07
13°C2013-04-29
-11°C1997-04-09
May
31°C1994-05-25
6°C1991-05-25
16°C2006-05-24
-3°C1982-05-01
June
36°C2025-06-27
9°C1994-06-07
21°C2024-06-21
1°C1997-06-01
July
40°C2007-07-24
11°C1984-07-08
22°C2024-07-18
5°C1998-07-10
August
38°C2021-08-05
13°C1989-08-30
23°C2024-08-16
3°C1981-08-29
September
34°C2015-09-05
10°C2008-09-26
19°C2011-09-15
-1°C2018-09-27
October
30°C1993-10-15
-2°C1997-10-29
16°C2012-10-01
-8°C1988-10-27
November
26°C2004-11-02
-4°C1995-11-08
12°C2010-11-10
-15°C1995-11-09
December
16°C2010-12-02
-11°C1996-12-27
8°C2010-12-02
-21°C2001-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
18°C2016-02-23
-16°C2017-01-07
8°C2010-12-02
-25°C2012-01-31
Spring (Mar–May)
31°C1994-05-25
-10°C1987-03-04
16°C2006-05-24
-18°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
40°C2007-07-24
9°C1994-06-07
23°C2024-08-16
1°C1997-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2015-09-05
-4°C1995-11-08
19°C2011-09-15
-15°C1995-11-09

All-time records

The most extreme value Sofia has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 40°C 2007-07-24
Lowest -16°C 2017-01-07

Low

Highest 23°C 2024-08-16
Lowest -25°C 2012-01-31

Feels-like

Highest 43°C 2025-07-23
Lowest -35°C 2012-01-31

Humidity

Highest 15.4 g/m³ 2018-07-30
Lowest 1.2 g/m³ 2006-01-24

Wind

Highest 55 km/h 1989-02-26
Lowest 4 km/h 1990-01-13

Precip

Wettest 103 mm 2021-12-14
Driest 34-day dry spell 1986-08-16

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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