Lerik climate — normals and trends
Lerik (Azerbaijan) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 1,026 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lerik averages 100 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Lerik has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 120 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 9 August 2017) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 29 January 1997).
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
LerikLerik District
- coords
- 38.77°, 48.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,026mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
100 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
198.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
32.5 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
29 January 1997
Wettest day
71 mm
7 September 1997
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
3 January 2010
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
3 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
17 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-26.5 °C
13 January 1940
Snowiest day
32.8 cm
6 November 1994
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 29 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 171 mm | +91 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 62 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 136 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 72 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 167 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 109 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 24 mm | -86 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 94 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lerik?
Lerik has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 1,026 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lerik?
The hottest day measured in Lerik between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2017, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lerik?
The coldest day measured in Lerik between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1997, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lerik?
Yes. Lerik gets on average 198.9 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.
Has the climate of Lerik warmed?
Yes: Lerik warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lerik?
The wettest day measured in Lerik between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1997, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lerik?
The windiest day measured in Lerik between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2010, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lerik?
The warmest month in Lerik is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lerik?
Lerik receives on average 1,026 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lerik?
Lerik 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 Lerik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lerik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1994, with 32.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lerik?
Yes: Lerik has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lerik?
In Lerik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 17 July 2005, and the lowest was -26.5 °C on 13 January 1940.
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