Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Sofia across the year
Best-looking months for Sofia: May, Jun, Sep.
- JanMixedLowLow2 events
- FebMixedMediumMedium1 event
- MarGoodLowLow2 events
- AprGoodLowLow1 event
- MayGreatMediumMedium3 events
- JunGreatMediumMedium1 event
- JulMixedHighHighNone listed
- AugMixedHighHighNone listed
- SepGreatMediumMedium1 event
- OctGoodLowLowNone listed
- NovMixedLowLowNone listed
- DecMixedMediumMedium2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
May in Sofia
Typical highs 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C), lows 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C), rain on about 12 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Warm; long days. Typical highs around 22 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 12 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Sofia
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Bulgaria overall. Rose harvest begins late in the month in the Valley of Roses; green and mild everywhere.Based on: Bulgaria overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Bulgaria overall.Based on: Bulgaria overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed, 1 with a big effect on crowds and closures: Day of Slavonic Literacy; Orthodox Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday); St George's Day (Gergyovden).Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Day of Slavonic Literacy (24 May)A public holiday with a parade.
- Orthodox Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday) (Moves yearly (2 May 2027))Four-day holiday; midnight church services; buses and coast rooms fill.
- St George's Day (Gergyovden) (6 May)Army day and lamb roasts; parade in Sofia.