Plovdiv vs Sofia: which is better, month by month

Plovdiv beats Sofia in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (58 vs 49) — while Sofia wins July to August; they are within 3 points in June and September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Plovdiv

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · mild climate

Best month: September 94/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Sofia

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · mild climate

Best month: September 95/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Plovdiv vs Sofia — all 12 months

Month	Plovdiv	Sofia	Winner	Gap
January	58Dcold, a little rain, clean air	49Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	9
February	68Ccold, a little rain, clean air	64Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	4
March	75Bcool, a little rain, clean air	70Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	5
April	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	80Anice, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	7
May	93Swarm, a little rain, clean air	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	8
June	85Ahot, a little rain, clean air	88Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
July	80Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	86Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Sofia	6
August	82Ahot, dry, clean air	89Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Sofia	7
September	94Swarm, dry, clean air	95Swarm, dry, clean air	Tie	1
October	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	78Bnice, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	7
November	70Bcool, a little rain, clean air	66Ccool, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	4
December	61Ccold, a little rain, clean air	55Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Plovdiv	6

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (58 vs 49). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.