{
  "name": "Sofia",
  "type": "city",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/cities/sofia/",
  "summary": "Bulgaria's capital at the foot of Vitosha mountain, with regular winter snow and ski lifts on the mountain above.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Bulgaria",
    "region": "Sofia",
    "latitude": 42.7,
    "longitude": 23.32
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "city": 548
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "city centre",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 4.7,
      "february": 2.4,
      "march": 2.2,
      "april": 0.6,
      "may": 0,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 0.2,
      "november": 1.6,
      "december": 2.4
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 34,
      "february": 16,
      "march": 15,
      "april": 5,
      "may": 0,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 2,
      "november": 15,
      "december": 15
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -3.6,
        "high": 4.9
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -1.4,
        "high": 8.8
      },
      "march": {
        "low": 1.2,
        "high": 12.1
      },
      "april": {
        "low": 5.3,
        "high": 16.8
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 9.7,
        "high": 20.4
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 14.6,
        "high": 25.4
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 16.7,
        "high": 28.3
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 16.4,
        "high": 28.5
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 12.5,
        "high": 24.1
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 7.3,
        "high": 18.2
      },
      "november": {
        "low": 3,
        "high": 11.6
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -0.9,
        "high": 6.5
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 100,
      "2017/18": 151,
      "2018/19": 116,
      "2019/20": 127,
      "2020/21": 148,
      "2021/22": 120,
      "2022/23": 30,
      "2023/24": 65,
      "2024/25": 81,
      "2025/26": 62
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 6,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 3
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 6,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 6,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Sofia on Wikidata",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q472"
    },
    {
      "label": "Elevation from the Open-Meteo terrain model at the city centre coordinates",
      "url": "https://open-meteo.com/en/docs/elevation-api"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}