Hövsan climate — normals and trends
Hövsan (Azerbaijan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 228 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 August (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Hövsan averages 1 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Hövsan has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 12 July 2010) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 23 January 1972).
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
HövsanBaki
- coords
- 40.37°, 50.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
228mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
31.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
99 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
34.0 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
23 January 1972
Wettest day
56 mm
16 May 1976
Windiest day
80.0 km/h
21 November 1957
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
21 November 1957
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
29 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-15.2 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
5 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.0 h
1 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 37 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 9.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hövsan?
Hövsan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 228 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hövsan?
The hottest day measured in Hövsan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2010, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hövsan?
The coldest day measured in Hövsan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1972, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hövsan?
Yes. Hövsan gets on average 8.1 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Hövsan warmed?
Yes: Hövsan warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hövsan?
The wettest day measured in Hövsan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1976, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hövsan?
The windiest day measured in Hövsan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1957, with winds reaching 80.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hövsan?
The warmest month in Hövsan is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hövsan?
Hövsan receives on average 228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hövsan?
Hövsan gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hövsan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hövsan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hövsan?
Yes: Hövsan has on average 99 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hövsan?
In Hövsan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 29 July 1989, and the lowest was -15.2 °C on 11 January 1940.
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