Weather for Sofia

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The most pleasant months to visit Sofia are May, June and September, warm enough to enjoy the parks and outdoor cafés and bars, especially when the colours change in the early autumn. Temperatures and the humidity levels rise to around 28ºC by August, which can also be a month of high rainfall. A dry autumn heads into chilly winter, when locals head for nearby ski areas like Vitosha. Most of the winter months, from late November to February, temperatures hover around freezing point and snow is common.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Wed	Mist	Mist	- 1 0 °C	0.3mm	7 ne	95% 1,033mb Poor
Thu	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	- 7 °C	0.1mm	4 ne	91% 1,027mb Good
Fri	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	- 6 °C	0.4mm	6 ene	93% 1,031mb Good
Sat	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	- 2 °C	0.6mm	7 e	92% 1,028mb Good
Sun	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 2 °C	1.7mm	6 ne	96% 1,025mb Good
Mon	Mod Snow	Moderate snow	- 3 °C	3.4mm	6 nnw	95% 1,016mb Moderate
Tue	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 4 °C	0.5mm	7 wnw	88% 1,016mb Good
Wed	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	1 °C	0mm	3 n	98% 1,017mb Good
Thu	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	1 °C	0.1mm	8 sse	99% 1,015mb Good
Fri	Heavy Snow	Heavy snow	1 °C	0.1mm	6 ne	99% 1,013mb Poor

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Wed	Freezing Fog	Freezing fog	- 1 8 °C	0.3mm	3 ne	99% 1,033mb Poor
Thu	Freezing Fog	Freezing fog	- 1 3 °C	1mm	4 ene	98% 1,031mb Poor
Fri	Mist	Mist	- 1 1 °C	1mm	6 ese	96% 1,032mb Poor
Sat	Mist	Mist	- 9 °C	0.9mm	5 e	97% 1,027mb Poor
Sun	Mod Snow	Moderate snow	- 1 5 °C	0.8mm	4 ne	98% 1,021mb Moderate
Mon	Mist	Mist	- 1 6 °C	0.1mm	6 wsw	95% 1,017mb Poor
Tue	Mist	Mist	0 °C	0mm	6 wsw	94% 1,021mb Poor
Wed	Freezing Fog	Freezing fog	- 1 5 °C	0mm	2 nnw	100% 1,022mb Poor
Thu	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	- 1 2 °C	0mm	5 nne	99% 1,022mb Good

Last updated at 16:05, Wednesday 08 February

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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