Ganja weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ganja is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with April and October close behind. Ganja averages about 2,229 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,229
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 319 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈19 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 331k
- Elevation
- 326 m
When is the best time to visit Ganja?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ganja is September, then April and October. The dullest month is January (15/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ganja?
Ganja gets a moderate 2,229 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate September (87) from January (15), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 6 destinations in Azerbaijan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,300 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 41% of the annual 319 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| February | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 28 mm | 3 |
| April | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 38 mm | 4 |
| May | 82 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 52 mm | 6 |
| June | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 40 mm | 7 |
| July | 61 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 22 mm | 7 |
| August | 62 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| September | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 5 |
| October | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 36 mm | 3 |
| November | 59 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 18 mm | 2 |
| December | 22 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 12 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tbilisi Georgia · 154 km · best in Sep · 2,155 h sun/yr
- Yerevan Armenia · 175 km · best in Sep · 2,529 h sun/yr
- Nakhchivan Azerbaijan · 187 km · best in Sep · 2,842 h sun/yr
- Makhachkala Russia · 256 km · best in Jul · 2,061 h sun/yr
- Kars Türkiye · 271 km · best in Sep · 2,919 h sun/yr
- Tabriz Iran · 290 km · best in Sep · 2,916 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lachin Azerbaijan · 95 km · 2,290 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Gabala Azerbaijan · 119 km · 2,329 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Parsabad Iran · 183 km · 2,436 h sun/yr · best in May
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