Baku climate
Baku is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 3.8 °C. November is the wettest month (37 mm) and June the driest (6.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Baku averages 241 mm of rain, 95 days above 25 °C and 4 days below freezing.
Azerbaijan · population 2,351,300 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 29 °C
- Coldest month February 3.8 °C
- Driest month June 6 mm
- Wettest month November 37 mm
- Least cloud August 18 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record February -6.2 °C
- Warmest sea August 26 °C
What to expectBaku through the year
Baku has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.5 °C in February to 29 °C in August, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 95 days a year reach 25 °C, 28 of them reach 30 °C, 4 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 6 mm in June to 37 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Baku is warmest in August at 26 °C and coldest in February at 7.2 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5 °C | 22 mm | 66 % |
| February | 7.5 °C | 25 mm | 66 % |
| March | 10.0 °C | 22 mm | 58 % |
| April | 14.3 °C | 21 mm | 54 % |
| May | 20.5 °C | 15 mm | 45 % |
| June | 26.0 °C | 6 mm | 27 % |
| July | 28.9 °C | 7 mm | 18 % |
| August | 29.2 °C | 7 mm | 18 % |
| September | 24.9 °C | 20 mm | 29 % |
| October | 19.6 °C | 30 mm | 47 % |
| November | 13.5 °C | 37 mm | 61 % |
| December | 9.4 °C | 30 mm | 64 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5 °C | 4.0 °C | 5.8 °C | 16.5 °C | -5.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 7.5 °C | 3.8 °C | 5.6 °C | 17.7 °C | -6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March | 10.0 °C | 5.8 °C | 7.9 °C | 26.2 °C | 0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 14.3 °C | 9.5 °C | 11.9 °C | 23.8 °C | 3.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.5 °C | 15.0 °C | 17.9 °C | 32.8 °C | 6.3 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 26.0 °C | 20.4 °C | 23.3 °C | 36.3 °C | 12.8 °C | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 28.9 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.4 °C | 37.7 °C | 17.0 °C | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 29.2 °C | 24.0 °C | 26.7 °C | 39.0 °C | 16.2 °C | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| September | 24.9 °C | 20.2 °C | 22.6 °C | 34.1 °C | 12.9 °C | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 19.6 °C | 15.4 °C | 17.6 °C | 28.5 °C | 7.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 13.5 °C | 9.9 °C | 11.7 °C | 22.4 °C | 0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 9.4 °C | 6.1 °C | 7.8 °C | 17.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 mm | 6 | 9.6 h/day | 66 % | 79 % | 34 km/h | 8.1 °C |
| February | 25 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 80 % | 35 km/h | 7.2 °C |
| March | 22 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 81 % | 34 km/h | 7.8 °C |
| April | 21 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 79 % | 32 km/h | 10.4 °C |
| May | 15 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 45 % | 76 % | 28 km/h | 15.8 °C |
| June | 6 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 27 % | 69 % | 30 km/h | 21.5 °C |
| July | 7 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 18 % | 67 % | 31 km/h | 25.0 °C |
| August | 7 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 18 % | 67 % | 30 km/h | 26.2 °C |
| September | 20 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 29 % | 70 % | 31 km/h | 23.7 °C |
| October | 30 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 76 % | 32 km/h | 19.6 °C |
| November | 37 mm | 7 | 10.0 h/day | 61 % | 78 % | 33 km/h | 14.7 °C |
| December | 30 mm | 6 | 9.3 h/day | 64 % | 79 % | 34 km/h | 10.7 °C |
How Baku compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | 29 °C | 3.8 °C | 241 mm | 95 |
| Khirdalan · Azerbaijan | 29 °C | 2.9 °C | 286 mm | 95 |
| Sumgayit · Azerbaijan | 28 °C | 3.5 °C | 287 mm | 85 |
| Ardabīl · Iran | 26 °C | -6.8 °C | 470 mm | 56 |
Where Baku ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in July | 2nd of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in August | 5th of 50 | 98/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in July | 8th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 12th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in August | 13th of 50 | 98/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 20th of 50 | 92/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Baku.
QuestionsCommon questions about Baku’s climate
When is the best time to visit Baku?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Baku get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 28 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.8 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 4 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Baku?
November, averaging 37 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is June with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 241 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Baku rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 40.378°, 49.892° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.