Şǝki climate — normals and trends
Şǝki (Azerbaijan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 662 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Şǝki averages 131 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Şǝki 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 141 to 121 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 19 August 2014) and the coldest -23.1 °C (on 3 February 1967).
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
ŞǝkiShaki City
- coords
- 41.19°, 47.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
662mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
112.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
32.6 °C
19 August 2014
Coldest day
-23.1 °C
3 February 1967
Wettest day
81 mm
29 July 2006
Windiest day
21.8 km/h
8 February 1971
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
24 February 1977
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-27.9 °C
3 February 2014
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
14 November 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 2014
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 | 3.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | -0.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 41 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 48 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 93 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 94 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 76 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 59 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 109 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 1 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 3.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şǝki?
Şǝki has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 662 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şǝki?
The hottest day measured in Şǝki between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2014, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şǝki?
The coldest day measured in Şǝki between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1967, at -23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Şǝki?
Yes. Şǝki gets on average 112.1 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Şǝki warmed?
Yes: Şǝki warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şǝki?
The wettest day measured in Şǝki between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2006, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şǝki?
The windiest day measured in Şǝki between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1971, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şǝki?
The warmest month in Şǝki is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Şǝki?
Şǝki receives on average 662 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şǝki?
Şǝki gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Şǝki?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şǝki between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1948, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şǝki?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Şǝki.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şǝki?
In Şǝki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -27.9 °C on 3 February 2014.
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