Sofia Weather in January
Sofia in January
The short of it: Sofia in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 22 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 4° · low -5° · rain 37 mm · daylight 9 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
January in Sofia brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -5°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. Sofia's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -5° by night. It is the driest month of the year, only 37 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 22 min in mid-January, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Sofia runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Negovan, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Sofia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NegovanSofia-Capital | 10 km NE | 4° | -5° | 37 mm |
| ChepintsiSofia-Capital | 11 km NE | 4° | -5° | 37 mm |
| SvetovrachaneSofia-Capital | 11 km NNE | 4° | -5° | 37 mm |
| BozhurishteSofia | 13 km NW | 3° | -6° | 36 mm |
| ChelopecheneSofia-Capital | 13 km ENE | 4° | -5° | 38 mm |
| KostinbrodSofia | 16 km NNW | 3° | -6° | 36 mm |
| LozenSofia-Capital | 16 km SE | 3° | -5° | 38 mm |
| KremikovtsiSofia-Capital | 17 km ENE | 4° | -5° | 38 mm |