Sofia Weather in May
Sofia in May
The short of it: Sofia in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 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 22° · low 9° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
May in Sofia brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 9°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 76 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 77 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 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 May. Negovan, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Sofia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NegovanSofia-Capital | 10 km NE | 22° | 9° | 75 mm |
| ChepintsiSofia-Capital | 11 km NE | 22° | 9° | 76 mm |
| SvetovrachaneSofia-Capital | 11 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 75 mm |
| BozhurishteSofia | 13 km NW | 22° | 8° | 71 mm |
| ChelopecheneSofia-Capital | 13 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 76 mm |
| KostinbrodSofia | 16 km NNW | 22° | 8° | 73 mm |
| LozenSofia-Capital | 16 km SE | 20° | 8° | 73 mm |
| KremikovtsiSofia-Capital | 17 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 79 mm |