Weather in Sofia in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sofia in April
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +17°C.
Is Sofia warm or cold in April?
Sofia is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +11°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +1°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Sofia:
Climate in Sofia in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +16°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -17°C | -9°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +30°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 44 mm | 61 mm | 73 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 67% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
April often has better weather than March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +11°C to +16°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 44 mm to 61 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sofia is gradually decreasing during April, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Sofia?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sofia in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1991 (+14°C) and the highest in 2014 (+19°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 278 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 1194 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sofia, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.