Mǝrdǝkan climate — normals and trends
Mǝrdǝkan (Azerbaijan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 213 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Mǝrdǝkan averages 2 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Mǝrdǝkan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 12 July 2010) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 24 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
MǝrdǝkanBaki
- coords
- 40.49°, 50.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
213mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
31.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
33.6 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
24 January 1972
Wettest day
54 mm
16 May 1976
Windiest day
77.0 km/h
21 November 1957
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
21 November 1957
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
29 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-15.0 °C
24 January 1972
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
5 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.1 h
6 July 1941
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 | 8.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 36 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 9.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 76 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mǝrdǝkan?
Mǝrdǝkan has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 213 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mǝrdǝkan?
The hottest day measured in Mǝrdǝkan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2010, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mǝrdǝkan?
The coldest day measured in Mǝrdǝkan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1972, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mǝrdǝkan?
Yes. Mǝrdǝkan gets on average 8.1 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Mǝrdǝkan warmed?
Yes: Mǝrdǝkan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mǝrdǝkan?
The wettest day measured in Mǝrdǝkan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1976, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mǝrdǝkan?
The windiest day measured in Mǝrdǝkan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1957, with winds reaching 77.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mǝrdǝkan?
The warmest month in Mǝrdǝkan is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mǝrdǝkan?
Mǝrdǝkan receives on average 213 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mǝrdǝkan?
Mǝrdǝkan 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 Mǝrdǝkan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mǝrdǝkan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mǝrdǝkan?
Yes: Mǝrdǝkan has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mǝrdǝkan?
In Mǝrdǝkan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 29 July 1989, and the lowest was -15.0 °C on 24 January 1972.
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