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Sofia weather in January

Weather in Sofia: January

Average day temperature: 37.4°F
Average night temperature: 26.9°F
Number of sunny days: 11 days
Day length: 9.1 - 9.9 hours
Number of days with precipitation: 3 days
Precipitation totals: 1.5 in.

Air temperature in January, °F

Show year:
2025
2024
2023
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9
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13
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17
19
21
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25
27
29
31
0
9
18
27
36
45
54
63
72
Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during January of 2025 was 53°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was 20°F. Day and night temperature averages during January were 42.3°F and 31.0°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
39%
29%
32%

Number of sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days in January is almost equal.

Precipitation total in January, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.6
1.2
1.9
2.5
3.1
3.7
4.3
1.1
1.5
1.0
1.3
2.7
3.6
2.9
2.0
2.2
1.1
1.5
1.0
1.3
2.7
3.6
2.9
2.0
2.2
1.5

Precipitation total value in Sofia in January is 1.5 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.

Wind speed in January, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.9
1.8
2.7
3.5
4.4
5.3
6.2
7.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.4
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.7
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.4
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.7
4.1

The average wind speed value in January is 4.1 mph It makes January one of the least windy months of the year.

Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
2.0
4.1
6.1
8.2
10.2
12.2
14.3
16.3
4.6
5.7
8.1
8.6
10.6
11.9
9.3
7.8
7.2
6.5
6.2
4.6
5.7
8.1
8.6
10.6
11.9
9.3
7.8
7.2
6.5
6.2
5.0

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in January is: 5.0.

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Sunniest months:
August 25 days
July 23 days
October 21 days
Warmest months:
August 83.8 °F
July 83.3 °F
June 77.0 °F
Coldest months:
January 37.4 °F
December 41.3 °F
February 43.1 °F
Rainiest months:
June 8 days
May 7 days
July 5 days
Windiest months:
April 5.4 mph
March 5.2 mph
May 5.2 mph

Sofia on a weather map

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24 Hours Forecast
Sofia
Local time: 20:58
February 22, saturday
2100
18°F
W
3 mph
February 23, sunday
0000
16°F
NW
3 mph
0300
16°F
NW
3 mph
0600
16°F
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2 mph
0900
21°F
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2 mph
1200
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2 mph
1500
34°F
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1 mph
1800
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2 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F