The climate in Azerbaijan
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climate diagrams on this page result from the collected data of 10 weather stations.
Weather stations at an altitude above 1340m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: The northern part of Azerbaijan is located in the temperate climatic zone, while the southern part is subtropical.
The climate in Azerbaijan is quite varied, but generally does not offer extreme climatic conditions. It is cold, wet and some nice summer months are also present. The warmest and at the same time rainiest rayon is Karabakh. The coldest is Talysh. Due to the warmer temperatures the best time for traveling is from June to September. Less attractive are the cold months from November to March.
The climate in Azerbaijan is quite varied, but generally does not offer extreme climatic conditions. It is cold, wet and some nice summer months are also present. The warmest and at the same time rainiest rayon is Karabakh. The coldest is Talysh. Due to the warmer temperatures the best time for traveling is from June to September. Less attractive are the cold months from November to March.
Hours of sunshine per day

Rainy days per month

Precipitation in mm/day

Relative humidity in %

Absolute humidity in g/m³

Rayons in Azerbaijan
All figures per year. For detailed climate data click on the name of the region.Rayon | Temperature max Ø day | Temperature min Ø night | Sunshine hours | Rainy days | Precipitation |
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Ganja | 20.1 °C | 8.3 °C | 2,117 h | 61 | 423 l |
Karabakh | 23.0 °C | 9.4 °C | 1,898 h | 49 | 270 l |
Nakhchivan | 20.3 °C | 6.9 °C | 2,811 h | 56 | 256 l |
Şəki | 19.5 °C | 8.9 °C | 2,081 h | 61 | 423 l |
Talysh | 18.8 °C | 6.3 °C | 2,336 h | 73 | 748 l |
Temperature records of the last 31 years
The hottest temperature measured from 1991 to March 2022 was reported by the Yevlakh Airport weather station. In July 2009 the record temperature of 42.5 °C was reported here. The hottest summer from July to September, based on all 7 weather stations in Azerbaijan below 1340 metres altitude, was recorded in 2017 with an average temperature of 26.7 °C. This average temperature will normally be measured every 4 to 6 hours, thus also including the nights. Normally, this value is 24.8 degrees Celsius. The average maximum daily temperature at that time was 33.3 °C.The coldest day in these 31 years was reported by the weather station Yevlakh Airport. Here the temperature dropped to -12.3 °C in January 2009. Yevlakh Airport lies at an altitude of 15 meters above sea level. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 2012 with an average temperature of 2.7 °C. In Azerbaijan, it is usual to have about 2.2 degrees more at 5.0 °C for this three-month period.
The most precipitation fell in September 2016. With 14.0 mm per day, the Astara weather station recorded the highest monthly average of the last 31 years. Incidentally, the region with the most rainfall for the whole year is around Astara. The driest region is near Naxcivan.