Wind statistics for Sofia

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Sofia, Bulgaria — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

Average wind: 4.3 mph
Average gusts: 10.3 mph
Average daily rain: 1.6 mm
Average temperature: 12°C
Good kite days: 11 a year
Best month: January (kite score 30/100)
Windiest month: November (4.8 mph)
Calmest month: June (3.3 mph)
Rainiest month: November (3.3 mm)

How Sofia compares

Sofia ranks #472 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 12% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 30/100 on the kite scale.

Month by month

See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:

Month	Wind	Gusts	Rain	Temp	Good days	Score	Verdict
January	4.2 mph	9.0 mph	1.4 mm	1°C	2	30	NOPE
February	4.4 mph	9.8 mph	1.0 mm	3°C	1	30	NOPE
March	4.2 mph	10.1 mph	1.3 mm	7°C	1	30	NOPE
April	4.7 mph	11.5 mph	1.7 mm	12°C	2	30	NOPE
May	4.4 mph	11.2 mph	2.6 mm	15°C	1	30	NOPE
June	3.3 mph	9.5 mph	1.2 mm	22°C	0	30	NOPE
July	4.2 mph	11.2 mph	0.8 mm	24°C	1	30	NOPE
August	4.2 mph	10.6 mph	1.2 mm	23°C	0	30	NOPE
September	4.5 mph	10.5 mph	0.9 mm	19°C	1	30	NOPE
October	4.6 mph	9.8 mph	2.3 mm	13°C	1	30	NOPE
November	4.8 mph	10.2 mph	3.3 mm	6°C	0	30	NOPE
December	4.6 mph	9.7 mph	1.8 mm	3°C	1	30	NOPE

"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).

Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Sofia, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Sofia using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.