Weather in Sofia in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Sofia;
Average weather
Average temperature in Sofia in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +48°F with a maximum of +61°F and a minimum of +25°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 45% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +39°F to +55°F.
Is Sofia warm or cold in December?
Sofia is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +52°F to +43°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +36°F to +28°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Sofia, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sofia in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +43°F | +39°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°F | 0°F | -13°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +66°F | +68°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 31 mm | 43 mm | 21 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 82% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +52°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +43°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 31 mm to 43 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in November to 5 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sofia is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Sofia.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Sofia?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Sofia in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2001 (+38°F) and the highest in 2000 (+55°F). The driest year was 2001 with only 2 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 800 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sofia, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.