Khirdalan climate
Khirdalan is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.9 °C. November is the wettest month (42 mm) and July the driest (7.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Khirdalan averages 286 mm of rain, 95 days above 25 °C and 7 days below freezing.
Azerbaijan · population 196,200 · 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 2.9 °C
- Driest month July 7 mm
- Wettest month November 42 mm
- Least cloud July 20 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 41 °C
- Coldest on record February -6.4 °C
- Warmest sea August 26 °C
What to expectKhirdalan through the year
Khirdalan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.2 °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, 7 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 7 mm in July to 42 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Khirdalan is warmest in August at 26 °C and coldest in February at 6.8 °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 | 7.1 °C | 25 mm | 64 % |
| February | 7.2 °C | 27 mm | 66 % |
| March | 10.0 °C | 27 mm | 62 % |
| April | 14.5 °C | 27 mm | 57 % |
| May | 20.8 °C | 21 mm | 48 % |
| June | 26.1 °C | 9 mm | 31 % |
| July | 28.9 °C | 7 mm | 20 % |
| August | 29.1 °C | 8 mm | 20 % |
| September | 24.7 °C | 25 mm | 33 % |
| October | 19.3 °C | 36 mm | 50 % |
| November | 13.0 °C | 42 mm | 61 % |
| December | 9.0 °C | 32 mm | 62 % |
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 | 7.1 °C | 3.1 °C | 5.1 °C | 16.8 °C | -6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 7.2 °C | 2.9 °C | 5.0 °C | 19.9 °C | -6.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| March | 10.0 °C | 5.0 °C | 7.4 °C | 27.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 14.5 °C | 8.8 °C | 11.6 °C | 26.8 °C | 2.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.8 °C | 14.4 °C | 17.6 °C | 32.7 °C | 5.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 26.1 °C | 19.7 °C | 23.0 °C | 38.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 28.9 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.0 °C | 40.5 °C | 16.1 °C | 28 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 29.1 °C | 23.2 °C | 26.2 °C | 40.2 °C | 15.3 °C | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| September | 24.7 °C | 19.2 °C | 22.0 °C | 33.4 °C | 12.0 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 19.3 °C | 14.6 °C | 16.9 °C | 29.2 °C | 6.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 13.0 °C | 9.0 °C | 11.0 °C | 22.5 °C | 0.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 9.0 °C | 5.2 °C | 7.1 °C | 18.3 °C | -5.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 mm | 6 | 9.6 h/day | 64 % | 79 % | 26 km/h | 7.8 °C |
| February | 27 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 79 % | 27 km/h | 6.8 °C |
| March | 27 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 80 % | 27 km/h | 7.2 °C |
| April | 27 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 57 % | 77 % | 25 km/h | 9.6 °C |
| May | 21 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 48 % | 74 % | 23 km/h | 14.8 °C |
| June | 9 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 31 % | 67 % | 25 km/h | 20.7 °C |
| July | 7 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 20 % | 65 % | 26 km/h | 24.6 °C |
| August | 8 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 20 % | 66 % | 25 km/h | 25.9 °C |
| September | 25 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 70 % | 25 km/h | 23.2 °C |
| October | 36 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 76 % | 25 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| November | 42 mm | 8 | 9.9 h/day | 61 % | 78 % | 25 km/h | 14.1 °C |
| December | 32 mm | 6 | 9.3 h/day | 62 % | 79 % | 26 km/h | 10.3 °C |
How Khirdalan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khirdalan | 29 °C | 2.9 °C | 286 mm | 95 |
| Baku · Azerbaijan | 29 °C | 3.8 °C | 241 mm | 95 |
| Sumgayit · Azerbaijan | 28 °C | 3.5 °C | 287 mm | 85 |
| Ardabīl · Iran | 26 °C | -6.8 °C | 470 mm | 56 |
| Ganja · Azerbaijan | 29 °C | -2.8 °C | 557 mm | 91 |
Where Khirdalan ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in July | 3rd of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in August | 4th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in August | 11th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in July | 14th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 21st of 50 | 89/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 21st of 50 | 91/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Khirdalan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Khirdalan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Khirdalan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Khirdalan 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 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.9 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 7 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Khirdalan?
November, averaging 42 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is July with 7 mm. The year as a whole averages 286 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 Khirdalan 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
- 40.448°, 49.755° (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.