Azerbaijan in January

Cold wind; skiing at Shahdag; Martyrs' Day on the 20th.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatWarm; the best month.
• JuneGreatWarm; mountains green.
• SeptemberGreatHeat breaks; pomegranate season begins.
• OctoberGreatAutumn colour at Sheki; pomegranate festival in Goychay (check).

• Baku and Absheron · Baku, Gobustan, Absheron beachescool

  Semi-desert and windy: the khazri north wind can blow for days; hot humid summers, cool wet winters.

• Greater Caucasus foothills · Sheki, Gabala, Lahic, Qubacool

  Green and cooler; snow in winter at Shahdag ski resort and in Khinaliq.

• South (Lankaran, Talysh) · Lankaran, Astara, Lerikcool

  Humid subtropical; tea fields and forests; wet autumn.

• Nakhchivan · Nakhchivan city, Ordubadcool

  Dry continental; very hot summers, cold winters.

• Karabakh: Karabakh mountains · Karabakh regioncool

  Winter snow can close mountain passes; spring floods possible.

• Baku7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Agdam7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 5 rain days
• Beylaqan5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 5 rain days
• Danachi6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 7 rain days
• Gedabay3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Goranboy5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain days
• Goychay5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 5 rain days
• Göygöl5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 7 rain days
• Ismailli6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 5 rain days
• Khachmaz2 °C (36 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 10 rain days
• Khankendi2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Khinalug2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Kish5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days
• Lahich5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 12 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 12 rain days
• Lankaran8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Nabran7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
• Naftalan5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days
• Nakhchivan2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Qabala5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Qax5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 5 rain days
• Qazakh6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Qobustan5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 5 rain days
• Quba6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 7 rain days
• Qusar2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 6 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 6 rain days
• Shamakhi7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 6 rain days
• Shusha5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days
• Sumqayit7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
• Vank5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Yevlakh7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 5 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 5 rain days
• Zaqatala5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year

  1–2 Jan

  Public holiday.

• Martyrs' Day (Black January 1990)

  20 Jan

  Procession to the Martyrs' Alley; solemn.

Crowds · Azerbaijan

Low

Prices · Azerbaijan

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Azerbaijan, side by side.

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