Sofia weather in October

In October, Sofia sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sofia's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sofia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 46 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:47 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Sofia is capital city of Bulgaria.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 2,342/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~390 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sofia reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

How October really feels in Sofia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sofia weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -5°	39	7.6	5.7	9.2	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	39	7.4	6	10.3	0.3
Mar	10° / -0°	54	10.5	5.4	11.6	2.1
Apr	15° / 4°	58	11.4	1.6	13.1	4.2
May	19° / 9°	70	13.5	0.1	14.4	5.7
Jun	23° / 12°	63	11.7	0	15.1	6.7
Jul	26° / 14°	51	9.7	0	14.8	7.1
Aug	26° / 14°	35	7.2	0	13.7	7.5
Sep	22° / 10°	35	6.5	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	16° / 6°	46	6.9	0.7	10.8	5.4
Nov	9° / 1°	36	6.7	2.4	9.6	2.2
Dec	4° / -3°	45	8.6	5.6	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	51	51
Cloudier (%)	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sofia gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	1
2	22	1
3	22	1
4	22	1
5	23	1
6	23	1
7	23	1
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	24	2
12	24	2
13	24	2
14	24	2
15	24	2
16	24	2
17	24	2
18	24	2
19	23	3
20	23	3
21	23	3
22	23	3
23	22	3
24	22	3
25	21	3
26	21	4
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	19	4
30	19	4
31	19	4

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:06
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:29	6:02
2	11.5	6:31	6:00
3	11.4	6:32	5:58
4	11.4	6:33	5:57
5	11.3	6:34	5:55
6	11.3	6:35	5:53
7	11.2	6:36	5:51
8	11.2	6:38	5:50
9	11.2	6:39	5:48
10	11.1	6:40	5:46
11	11.1	6:41	5:44
12	11.0	6:42	5:43
13	11.0	6:44	5:41
14	10.9	6:45	5:39
15	10.9	6:46	5:38
16	10.8	6:47	5:36
17	10.8	6:49	5:35
18	10.7	6:50	5:33
19	10.7	6:51	5:31
20	10.6	6:52	5:30
21	10.6	6:53	5:28
22	10.5	6:55	5:27
23	10.5	6:56	5:25
24	10.4	6:57	5:24
25	10.4	6:58	5:23
26	10.4	7:00	5:21
27	10.3	7:01	5:20
28	10.3	7:02	5:18
29	10.2	7:04	5:17
30	10.2	7:05	5:16
31	10.1	7:06	5:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sofia?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sofia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sofia in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Sofia sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sofia in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sofia peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	8	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sofia?

Sofia sits at 42.7°N, 23.3°E, 562 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Pernik, 26 km away.

Topography around Sofia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sofia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sofia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 554 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,775 m.

The land around Sofia is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

1,775 m

cropland 33%

80 km

2,775 m

trees 64%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Sofia year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Pernik 26 km · Samokov 44 km · Botevgrad 45 km · Dupnitsa 51 km · Vratsa 60 km · Berkovitsa 62 km · Kyustendil 69 km · Panagyurishte 74 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 23% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $20,328; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 96%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 9.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 594
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sofia (42.6975°, 23.3241°, elevation 562 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	1
2	22	1
3	22	1
4	22	1
5	23	1
6	23	1
7	23	1
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	24	2
12	24	2
13	24	2
14	24	2
15	24	2
16	24	2
17	24	2
18	24	2
19	23	3
20	23	3
21	23	3
22	23	3
23	22	3
24	22	3
25	21	3
26	21	4
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	19	4
30	19	4
31	19	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	1
2	22	1
3	22	1
4	22	1
5	23	1
6	23	1
7	23	1
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	24	2
12	24	2
13	24	2
14	24	2
15	24	2
16	24	2
17	24	2
18	24	2
19	23	3
20	23	3
21	23	3
22	23	3
23	22	3
24	22	3
25	21	3
26	21	4
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	19	4
30	19	4
31	19	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	1
2	22	1
3	22	1
4	22	1
5	23	1
6	23	1
7	23	1
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	24	2
12	24	2
13	24	2
14	24	2
15	24	2
16	24	2
17	24	2
18	24	2
19	23	3
20	23	3
21	23	3
22	23	3
23	22	3
24	22	3
25	21	3
26	21	4
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	19	4
30	19	4
31	19	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0