Weather in Sofia in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sofia in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +68°F with a maximum of +75°F and a minimum of +36°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +73°F.
Is Sofia warm or cold in October?
Sofia is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +73°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +52°F to +45°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Sofia:
Climate in Sofia in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +63°F | +52°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +30°F | +23°F | +5°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +117°F | +91°F | +77°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 36 mm | 41 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 73% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 14 | 19 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting colder in October. From +73°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +63°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 36 mm to 41 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in September to 13 in October.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sofia is gradually increasing during October, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Sofia?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Sofia in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2021 (+61°F) and the highest in 1993 (+76°F). The driest year was 2001 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2003 with 135 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.