Sofia Weather in December
Sofia in December
The short of it: Sofia in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -3 °C (28 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -3° · rain 43 mm · daylight 9 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Sofia an average December high of 5°, a low of -3° and some 43 mm of rain. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 5°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 3 min in mid-December, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Sofia runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Negovan, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Sofia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NegovanSofia-Capital | 10 km NE | 5° | -3° | 42 mm |
| ChepintsiSofia-Capital | 11 km NE | 5° | -3° | 41 mm |
| SvetovrachaneSofia-Capital | 11 km NNE | 5° | -3° | 42 mm |
| BozhurishteSofia | 13 km NW | 5° | -3° | 44 mm |
| ChelopecheneSofia-Capital | 13 km ENE | 5° | -3° | 42 mm |
| KostinbrodSofia | 16 km NNW | 5° | -3° | 44 mm |
| LozenSofia-Capital | 16 km SE | 4° | -3° | 43 mm |
| KremikovtsiSofia-Capital | 17 km ENE | 5° | -3° | 42 mm |