Azerbaijan in March

Novruz festivities; cool weather.

March is rated good. 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, Lerikfine

  Humid subtropical; tea fields and forests; wet autumn.

• Nakhchivan · Nakhchivan city, Ordubadfine

  Dry continental; very hot summers, cold winters.

• Karabakh: Karabakh mountains · Karabakh regionfine

  Winter snow can close mountain passes; spring floods possible.

• Baku11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 7 rain days
• Agdam13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
• Beylaqan12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain days
• Danachi12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Gedabay9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 10 rain days
• Goranboy12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Goychay12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain days
• Göygöl12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 8 rain days
• Ismailli13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain days
• Khachmaz10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 8 rain days
• Khankendi9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 6 rain days
• Khinalug9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 6 rain days
• Kish12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Lahich12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
• Lankaran12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 9 rain days
• Nabran10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
• Naftalan12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 6 rain days
• Nakhchivan9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 5 rain days
• Qabala12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
• Qax12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain days
• Qazakh13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain days
• Qobustan12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain days
• Quba13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 5 rain days
• Qusar8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain days
• Shamakhi13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 7 rain days
• Shusha12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 6 rain days
• Sumqayit13 °C (55 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 5 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 5 rain days
• Vank11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Yevlakh13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain days
• Zaqatala12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 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.

• Women's Day

  8 Mar

  Public holiday.

• Ramazan bayramı (Eid al-Fitr)

  About 9–10 Mar 2027 (lunar — check)

  Two-day holiday.

• Novruz big impact

  About 20–24 Mar

  Five days off: bonfire jumping, samani wheat, sweets (shekerbura, pakhlava); busy roads.

• Novruz Bayramı check

  20–24 March (the 24th is the main public holiday) · Baku

  Bonfires, jumping over fire, street food, concerts; many shops and offices close for several days.

Crowds · Azerbaijan

Medium

Prices · Azerbaijan

Medium

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

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Rated best or good this month

• Baku

  Mild; Novruz week closures (about Mar 20–24).