Lankaran climate — normals and trends
Lankaran (Azerbaijan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,229 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lankaran averages 15 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Lankaran has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 19 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 13 August 2006) and the coldest -7.3 °C (on 7 January 2008).
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
LankaranLənkəran
- coords
- 38.75°, 48.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,229mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.3 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.1 °C
13 August 2006
Coldest day
-7.3 °C
7 January 2008
Wettest day
81 mm
4 October 2017
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
19 November 1973
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
25 December 1947
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
1 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-12.7 °C
15 January 1950
Snowiest day
29.9 cm
14 January 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 66 mm | -53 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 230 mm | +118 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 80 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 119 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 210 mm | +92 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 132 mm | -69 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 96 mm | -80 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 203 mm | +71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lankaran?
Lankaran has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,229 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lankaran?
The hottest day measured in Lankaran between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2006, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lankaran?
The coldest day measured in Lankaran between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2008, at -7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lankaran?
Yes. Lankaran gets on average 91.6 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Lankaran warmed?
Yes: Lankaran warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lankaran?
The wettest day measured in Lankaran between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2017, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lankaran?
The windiest day measured in Lankaran between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1973, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lankaran?
The warmest month in Lankaran is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lankaran?
Lankaran receives on average 1,229 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lankaran?
Lankaran gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lankaran?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lankaran between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1950, with 29.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lankaran?
Yes: Lankaran has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lankaran?
In Lankaran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 1 August 2011, and the lowest was -12.7 °C on 15 January 1950.
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