Sofia climate

Sofia Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Sofia, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 18°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 6°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sofia, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
20°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 25, 1994
Reanalysis low
-1°CMay 3, 1992
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 05 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
10.1 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 118°C6°C27°C 20030°C 199242%
May 218°C7°C29°C 2003-1°C 199242%
May 318°C7°C28°C 2003-1°C 199243%
May 418°C7°C25°C 1999-1°C 200044%
May 518°C7°C25°C 20071°C 199546%
May 619°C7°C27°C 20150°C 201147%
May 719°C7°C25°C 20070°C 199948%
May 819°C8°C24°C 20030°C 199948%
May 919°C8°C26°C 20032°C 200550%
May 1019°C8°C27°C 20033°C 199452%
May 1119°C8°C27°C 20034°C 200153%
May 1219°C8°C27°C 20074°C 200453%
May 1319°C8°C27°C 20074°C 200651%
May 1420°C8°C29°C 20204°C 200150%
May 1520°C9°C31°C 20203°C 199550%
May 1620°C9°C28°C 20070°C 199551%
May 1720°C9°C28°C 20202°C 201651%
May 1820°C9°C28°C 19943°C 201051%
May 1920°C9°C28°C 19962°C 199151%
May 2020°C9°C29°C 19961°C 199150%
May 2120°C9°C27°C 20134°C 199150%
May 2221°C9°C27°C 20134°C 202049%
May 2321°C9°C28°C 19944°C 202050%
May 2421°C10°C29°C 19942°C 200451%
May 2521°C10°C31°C 19940°C 200450%
May 2621°C10°C28°C 19941°C 199150%
May 2721°C10°C29°C 19941°C 199151%
May 2821°C10°C30°C 19934°C 199154%
May 2921°C10°C29°C 19932°C 199755%
May 3021°C10°C27°C 20063°C 199153%
May 3121°C10°C27°C 19933°C 199753%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sofia, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 8:57 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.