Armenia climate
Armenia is warmest in August, with average highs of 23 °C, and coldest in September, when nights average 14 °C. April is the wettest month (654 mm) and August the driest (273 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Armenia averages 5,718 mm of rain and 15 days above 25 °C.
Colombia · population 304,314 · 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 23 °C
- Coldest month September 14 °C
- Driest month August 273 mm
- Wettest month April 654 mm
- Least cloud January 83 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 32 °C
- Coldest on record April 9.2 °C
What to expectArmenia through the year
Armenia changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 22 and 23 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.
Counted across a normal year, 15 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. April averages 654 mm against 273 mm in August — 2.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.1 °C | 398 mm | 83 % |
| February | 22.4 °C | 427 mm | 85 % |
| March | 22.4 °C | 551 mm | 91 % |
| April | 22.4 °C | 654 mm | 96 % |
| May | 22.1 °C | 563 mm | 96 % |
| June | 22.2 °C | 392 mm | 94 % |
| July | 22.3 °C | 327 mm | 92 % |
| August | 22.8 °C | 273 mm | 90 % |
| September | 22.5 °C | 415 mm | 92 % |
| October | 21.7 °C | 570 mm | 95 % |
| November | 21.2 °C | 624 mm | 94 % |
| December | 21.5 °C | 524 mm | 88 % |
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 | 22.1 °C | 13.9 °C | 17.3 °C | 29.2 °C | 10.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 22.4 °C | 14.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 29.9 °C | 10.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 22.4 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 32.1 °C | 10.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.4 °C | 14.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 31.7 °C | 9.2 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 22.1 °C | 14.6 °C | 17.6 °C | 29.5 °C | 11.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.2 °C | 14.4 °C | 17.7 °C | 28.3 °C | 11.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 22.3 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.6 °C | 29.5 °C | 10.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 22.8 °C | 13.9 °C | 17.7 °C | 28.7 °C | 10.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 22.5 °C | 13.9 °C | 17.4 °C | 32.2 °C | 10.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 21.7 °C | 14.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 31.8 °C | 11.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 21.2 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.0 °C | 31.5 °C | 9.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 21.5 °C | 14.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 27.0 °C | 10.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 398 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 83 % | 89 % | 5.1 km/h |
| February | 427 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 90 % | 5.1 km/h |
| March | 551 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 91 % | 91 % | 5.5 km/h |
| April | 654 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 96 % | 92 % | 5.3 km/h |
| May | 563 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 96 % | 92 % | 5.2 km/h |
| June | 392 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 94 % | 89 % | 5.1 km/h |
| July | 327 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 92 % | 87 % | 5.2 km/h |
| August | 273 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 85 % | 5.5 km/h |
| September | 415 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 92 % | 89 % | 5.5 km/h |
| October | 570 mm | 30 | 12 h/day | 95 % | 91 % | 5.4 km/h |
| November | 624 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 94 % | 93 % | 5.2 km/h |
| December | 524 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 92 % | 5.0 km/h |
How Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 23 °C | 14 °C | 5,718 mm | 15 |
| Pereira · Colombia | 22 °C | 14 °C | 12,420 mm | 18 |
| Ibagué · Colombia | 26 °C | 17 °C | 1,431 mm | 147 |
| Manizales · Colombia | 21 °C | 9.6 °C | 14,397 mm | 5 |
| Tuluá · Colombia | 24 °C | 16 °C | 10,796 mm | 64 |
| Palmira · Colombia | 23 °C | 16 °C | 7,494 mm | 10 |
Where Armenia ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in November | 31st of 50 | 21 °C |
| The coolest places in South America in March | 35th of 50 | 22 °C |
| The coolest places in South America in December | 37th of 50 | 21 °C |
| The coolest places in South America in February | 40th of 50 | 22 °C |
| The coolest places in South America in January | 41st of 50 | 22 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Armenia.
QuestionsCommon questions about Armenia’s climate
When is the best time to visit Armenia?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Armenia get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 23 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 14 °C in September, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Armenia?
April, averaging 654 mm over 29 days with rain. The driest month is August with 273 mm. The year as a whole averages 5,718 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 Armenia 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
- 4.537°, -75.673° (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.