Weather in Sofia in May

General weather information about Sofia

Average annual temperature is 12.3 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 38.0 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -8.0 °C

Number of sunny days: 181 days

Number of rainy days: 173 days

Number of snow days: 11 days

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* Weather data for Sofia Bulgaria is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Sofia air temperature forecast for each month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)	18.1	19.5	19.9	20.4	23.1	29.3	38.0	35.7	31.9	28.8	20.5	16.1
Average daytime temperature (°C)	7.4	8.5	12.5	14.1	18.3	23.7	30.2	29.7	25.6	22.7	11.7	8.2
Average temperature (°C)	3.5	2.7	6.6	8.7	13.7	18.6	24.0	23.6	19.6	15.5	7.0	3.5
Average night temperature (°C)	0.3	-1.9	1.6	3.8	9.0	13.8	17.4	17.2	14.1	9.7	3.0	-0.3
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)	-3.8	-8.0	-3.8	-2.8	5.8	10.9	12.5	10.9	10.6	3.7	-5.6	-3.9

Sofia monthly weather indicators

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h)	9.0	11.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.0	13.0	11.0	10.0	9.0
Daylight mean duration (h)	9.5	10.5	11.9	13.4	14.6	15.3	15.0	13.9	12.5	11.1	9.8	9.1
Daylight minimum duration (h)	9.0	9.0	11.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	14.0	13.0	11.0	10.0	9.0	9.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)	5.0	7.5	8.0	9.4	9.4	11.9	13.3	12.1	10.3	9.5	5.3	5.5
Precipitation (mm)	72	12	52	81	125	138	21	59	35	15	144	57
Sunny days	16	18	14	7	4	9	19	16	20	25	13	20
Rainy days	11	5	17	22	27	21	12	15	10	6	16	11
Snow days	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Sofia - weather forecast by months

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Best time to visit Sofia:

The best time to visit Sofia during the most sunny months:

June — 11.9(h)
July — 13.3(h)
August — 12.1(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Sofia:

June — 15.3(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Sofia is at

May — 125(mm)

June — 138(mm)

November — 144(mm)

Weather forecast in the closest to Sofia admin centers