Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Azerbaijan.

ClimaNote covers 11 cities in Azerbaijan, starting with Baku, Sumgayit and Ganja. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 15.1°C in Lerik to 21.4°C in Şirvan, and yearly rainfall from 230 mm in Qaraçuxur (tied with Baku) to 1,243 mm in Lankaran. The hottest city-month is July in Şirvan, with an average high of 35.3°C, and the coolest is January in Naxçıvan, at 4.4°C. By single month, the most rain falls in October in Lankaran, with 206 mm, and the least in August in Naxçıvan, with 5.3 mm.

August is the warmest month in 6 cities and July in 5; January is the coolest in 7 cities and February in 3 (in 1 other city two or more months tie). November is the wettest month in 4 cities, May in 3, October in 2, March in 1 and April in 1; July is the driest in 4 cities, August in 3, June in 2, January in 1 and December in 1. None of these cities has a month with an average high below 2.0°C, a month with under 1 mm of rain or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.

Compare cities

Azerbaijan by month

11 cities

Cities in Azerbaijan

Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in Azerbaijan
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Baku18°C13°C230
Sumgayit17°C13°C251
Ganja17°C8°C587
Khirdalan17°C13°C251
Yevlakh21°C11°C422
Mingachevir20°C12°C500
Naxçıvan20°C8°C324
Lankaran18°C15°C1,243
Qaraçuxur17°C13°C230
Lerik15°C7°C1,045
Şirvan21°C12°C296

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.