Geography and Climate
Gyumri is situated on a distance of 126 km north of the capital Yerevan at the central part of the Shirak Highland. It has an approximate height of 1550 meters above sea level. The Akhurian River passes through the western suburbs of Gyumri.
Gyumri has a semi-arid climate, characterized with extremely cold winters where the minimum temperature could fall down to −41 °C (−42 °F). On the other hand, summertime in Gyumri is relatively hot with temperatures could reach up to 36 °C (97 °F). The annual precipitation averages 500 millimetres (20 in).
| Climate data for Gyumri | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3 (26) |
−1 (30) |
4 (39) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
22 (71) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
23 (73) |
16 (60) |
7 (44) |
0 (32) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14 (6) |
−12 (10) |
−6 (21) |
0 (32) |
5 (41) |
8 (46) |
12 (53) |
12 (53) |
7 (44) |
1 (33) |
−3 (26) |
−9 (15) |
−0.2 (31.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
28 (1.1) |
30 (1.2) |
53 (2.1) |
84 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
43 (1.7) |
36 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
38 (1.5) |
28 (1.1) |
25 (1) |
485 (19.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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