Mingachevir climate — normals and trends
Mingachevir (Azerbaijan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 522 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Mingachevir averages 38 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Mingachevir has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 5 August 1999) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 26 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
MingachevirMingacevir City
- coords
- 40.76°, 47.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
522mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
42.3 °C
5 August 1999
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
26 January 1972
Wettest day
54 mm
28 September 2009
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
25 February 2020
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
3 December 2013
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
17 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-21.4 °C
26 January 1972
Snowiest day
9.6 cm
23 January 1946
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 | 10.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 34 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 36 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 77 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 6 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mingachevir?
Mingachevir has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 522 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mingachevir?
The hottest day measured in Mingachevir between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1999, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mingachevir?
The coldest day measured in Mingachevir between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1972, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Mingachevir?
Yes. Mingachevir gets on average 19.2 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Mingachevir warmed?
Yes: Mingachevir warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mingachevir?
The wettest day measured in Mingachevir between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2009, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mingachevir?
The windiest day measured in Mingachevir between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2020, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mingachevir?
The warmest month in Mingachevir is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mingachevir?
Mingachevir receives on average 522 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mingachevir?
Mingachevir gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mingachevir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mingachevir between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1946, with 9.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mingachevir?
Yes: Mingachevir has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mingachevir?
In Mingachevir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 17 July 2005, and the lowest was -21.4 °C on 26 January 1972.
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