Ijevan climate — normals and trends
Ijevan (Armenia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ijevan averages 99 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Ijevan has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 1 August 2000) and the coldest -19.5 °C (on 19 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 40.88°, 45.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.8 °C
1 August 2000
Coldest day
-19.5 °C
19 January 1964
Wettest day
43 mm
4 July 1963
Windiest day
24.1 km/h
26 April 1978
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
23 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-24.6 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
26 March 2003
Sunniest day
14.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 41 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 52 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 134 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 122 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 43 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 60 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 7 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ijevan?
Ijevan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ijevan?
The hottest day measured in Ijevan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2000, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ijevan?
The coldest day measured in Ijevan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, at -19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ijevan?
Yes. Ijevan gets on average 80.1 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Ijevan warmed?
Yes: Ijevan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ijevan?
The wettest day measured in Ijevan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1963, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ijevan?
The windiest day measured in Ijevan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1978, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ijevan?
The warmest month in Ijevan is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ijevan?
Ijevan receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ijevan?
Ijevan gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ijevan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ijevan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2003, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ijevan?
Yes: Ijevan has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ijevan?
In Ijevan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -24.6 °C on 19 January 1964.
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