Best time to visit Baku

May is the best time to visit Baku for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 88/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud August 18 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 6 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 7.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 88 21 °C 4 53
2 October 84 20 °C 6 59
3 September 83 25 °C 4 94
4 June 80 26 °C 2 92
5 July 68 29 °C 1 99
6 August 67 29 °C 1 98
7 April 66 14 °C 5 22
8 November 60 13 °C 7 18
9 March 47 10.0 °C 5 22
10 December 45 9.4 °C 6 19
11 January 37 7.5 °C 6 20
12 February 36 7.5 °C 5 20

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 8.1 °C 7.5 °C 66 % 20
February 7.2 °C 7.5 °C 66 % 20
March 7.8 °C 10.0 °C 58 % 22
April 10 °C 14 °C 54 % 22
May 16 °C 21 °C 45 % 53
June 22 °C 26 °C 27 % 92
July 25 °C 29 °C 18 % 99
August 26 °C 29 °C 18 % 98
September 24 °C 25 °C 29 % 94
October 20 °C 20 °C 47 % 59
November 15 °C 13 °C 61 % 18
December 11 °C 9.4 °C 64 % 19

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 5 wet days and highs near 7.5 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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