Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Sofia
Sofia: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 7.98 Degrees celsius in 2025. ▲ Rising
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Sofia, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Sofia is 7.98 Degrees celsius, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Sofia peaked at 11.14 Degrees celsius in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.84 Degrees celsius, in 1991.
Sofia ranks 1133rd of 1314 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Sofia, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.1 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | 8.54 Degrees celsius | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 8.3 Degrees celsius | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 8.37 Degrees celsius | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 8.1 Degrees celsius | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 8.44 Degrees celsius | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 8.32 Degrees celsius | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.59 Degrees celsius | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 8.86 Degrees celsius | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 9.24 Degrees celsius | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 7.84 Degrees celsius | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 8.66 Degrees celsius | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 8.8 Degrees celsius | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.09 Degrees celsius | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 8.3 Degrees celsius | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 8.05 Degrees celsius | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 7.99 Degrees celsius | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.77 Degrees celsius | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 9.24 Degrees celsius | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 9.47 Degrees celsius | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.99 Degrees celsius | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 9.11 Degrees celsius | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.81 Degrees celsius | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.94 Degrees celsius | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.16 Degrees celsius | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 8.62 Degrees celsius | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 9.86 Degrees celsius | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 9.58 Degrees celsius | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.26 Degrees celsius | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3 Degrees celsius | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.93 Degrees celsius | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.69 Degrees celsius | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 10 Degrees celsius | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 9.88 Degrees celsius | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.72 Degrees celsius | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.85 Degrees celsius | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.19 Degrees celsius | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 9.87 Degrees celsius | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4 Degrees celsius | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.92 Degrees celsius | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.35 Degrees celsius | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.89 Degrees celsius | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 10.42 Degrees celsius | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 11.14 Degrees celsius | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 7.98 Degrees celsius | -28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4 Degrees celsius | 8.1 Degrees celsius | 8.86 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.7 Degrees celsius | 7.84 Degrees celsius | 10.09 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.08 Degrees celsius | 8.16 Degrees celsius | 9.86 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.68 Degrees celsius | 8.93 Degrees celsius | 10.4 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.78 Degrees celsius | 7.98 Degrees celsius | 11.14 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Sofia
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities -0.777 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 11.57 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 1.96 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.89 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 3.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Sofia?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Sofia was 7.98 Degrees celsius in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Sofia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.14 Degrees celsius in 2024.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Sofia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 Degrees celsius in 1991.
- How does Sofia rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Sofia ranks 1133rd out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Sofia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sofia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities and FUAs — Air temperature at 2 meters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days. Data sources and methodology Indicators are estimated using ERA5-Land data. Air temperature indicators correspond to the average annual air temperature at a height of 2 meters. Hot days correspond to the number of days when the maximum temperature exceeds 35°C. Tropical nights correspond to the days when the minimum temperature is above 20°C, and icing days to the number of days when the maximum temperature is below 0°C. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org