Best: Aug · Great: Apr, Jul, Sep-Oct
Weather shifts through genuine seasons here, from January's cool stretch to July's warmth, with rain a little heavier around June and lighter around September — real variation, but nothing as sharp as a true monsoon or Mediterranean dry season. In August, expect highs around 27°C with rain on roughly 8 days of the month.
Sofia's historic center, with its mix of Roman ruins and Orthodox churches, pairs well with the mountain towns of Plovdiv and Veliko Tarnovo.
Try banitsa (cheese pastry) and shopska salad, Bulgarian classics.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cold days around 4°/-4°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 6°/-3°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 11°/1°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/6°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/10°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/13°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/15°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/14°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/11°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/7°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 11°/3°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 5°/-2°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).