Sofia City · Bulgaria
Sofia in October
In October, Sofia averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 5 °C, with about 53 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Sofia's most comfortable months, July to September.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 5 °C
- Rain in the month
- 53 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 10 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 79
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Sofia
October is the 6th warmest month in Sofia by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 27 °C and the lows from -5 °C to 14 °C. By day, October is 6 °C cooler than September, and November is 6 °C cooler than October.
October brings 53 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 57 mm (680 mm a year); it is tied for the 6th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 10 h 50 min, against 9 h at the shortest and 15 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -5 °C | 42 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -4 °C | 38 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | -1 °C | 45 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 4 °C | 55 mm | |
| May | 20 °C | 9 °C | 85 mm | |
| June | 24 °C | 12 °C | 85 mm | |
| July | 26 °C | 14 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| August | 27 °C | 14 °C | 53 mm | Yes |
| September | 22 °C | 10 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| October | 16 °C | 5 °C | 53 mm | |
| November | 10 °C | 2 °C | 48 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -3 °C | 49 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Sofia?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Sofia are July to September; the nearest are September, before, and July, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Sofia that are comfortable in October
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Sofia
This guide lists 79 places to stay in Sofia, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 47; 1–3 km, 22; 3–10 km, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.