Geography and Climate
Vanadzor, the capital of Lori Province, is located 128 km north of Yerevan and 64 km east of Gyumri.
At a height of 1425 meters above sea level, Vanadzor is located in the valley of Pambak river, on the point where the rivers of Tantsut and Vanadzor join the Pambak river. The city, is surrounded with the over 2500-meters high mountains of Bazum and Pambak. The southern and eastern regions are densely forested while to the north and west are only covered with bushes and plants.
The climate of Vanadzor is characterized with cool summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in winter is -4.2 C, while in summer it reaches up to 20 C. Vanadzor's climate is classified as humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The amount of precipitation is around 650 millimetres (26 in).
| Climate data for Vanadzor | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.50 (56.30) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18 (−0.4) |
−17 (1.4) |
−13 (8.6) |
−5 (23.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3 (26.6) |
−10 (14.0) |
−16 (3.2) |
−5.17 (22.70) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.71) |
25 (0.98) |
36 (1.42) |
63 (2.48) |
96 (3.78) |
95 (3.74) |
58 (2.28) |
43 (1.69) |
32 (1.26) |
47 (1.85) |
33 (1.3) |
19 (0.75) |
565 (22.24) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 132 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) | |||||||||||||
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