Climate
Nakhchivan has a continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with short but cold, snowy winters and long, dry, very hot summers.
| Climate data for Nakhchivan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
19.13 (66.43) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4 (24.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
12.48 (54.46) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
7.18 (44.92) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.75) |
18 (0.71) |
29 (1.14) |
38 (1.5) |
36 (1.42) |
30 (1.18) |
17 (0.67) |
8 (0.31) |
11 (0.43) |
26 (1.02) |
20 (0.79) |
15 (0.59) |
267 (10.51) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 83.7 | 117.6 | 189.1 | 204.0 | 254.2 | 324.0 | 365.8 | 337.9 | 303.0 | 217.0 | 147.0 | 120.9 | 2,664.2 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||||||||
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