Climate and Weather in Baku, Azerbaijan

The climate of Baku

What is the capital of Azerbaijan? Baku (also Baku or Baki) is the capital of Azerbaijan. The city, with just under a million inhabitants, is located on the Caspian Sea and is therefore not only the industrial and economic center of the country, but also an important port city and logistics hub. Baku has a warm steppe climate (type Bsh according to the Köppen classification) with warm and hot summers and moderately mild winters, in which moderate to severe frost can occur with a strong supply of cold air from Siberia. With an average rainfall of only 210 millimeters per year, Baku is a dry city. The months of October, November and December are the wettest, if you can speak of that with amounts between 25 and 31 millimeters on average. In the warm to sometimes hot summer months precipitation is rare, for example, the month of July has on average only one day with rain, with the average amount being only 2 millimeters. With more than 2200 hours of sunshine and less than fifty days of precipitation, you can speak of a dry and sunny destination. See abbreviations for Baku.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of precipitation per month		water temperature
January	7℃	1℃	3	6		9℃
February	7℃	1℃	3	6		8℃
March	10℃	4℃	4	5		8℃
April	18℃	9℃	6	4		11℃
May	23℃	14℃	8	3		15℃
June	28℃	19℃	10	2		20℃
July	31℃	22℃	10	1		24℃
August	30℃	21℃	9	2		25℃
September	27℃	18℃	7	2		23℃
October	20℃	12℃	5	6		20℃
November	16℃	8℃	3	6		16℃
December	10℃	3℃	3	6		12℃

The weather in Baku

Here you will find the weather forecast for Baku. View the current weather in Baku and the forecast for the coming days, such as the temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Baku. Based on climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Baku. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Baku? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In January, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 7 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 1 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 3 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 7 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 1 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 3 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 10 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 4 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 4 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 5 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 18 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 9 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 4 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in May

In the month of May, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 23 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 14 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 28 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 10 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 10 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in August

In August, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 21 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in September

In September, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 27 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in October

In October, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 20 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 16 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 8 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 3 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in December

In December, the average maximum temperature in Baku is around 10 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 3 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 3 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.