Şǝmkir climate — normals and trends
Şǝmkir (Azerbaijan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 782 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Şǝmkir averages 94 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Şǝmkir has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 1 August 2000) and the coldest -18.2 °C (on 24 February 1985).
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
ŞǝmkirŞǝmkir
- coords
- 40.83°, 46.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
782mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
34.6 °C
1 August 2000
Coldest day
-18.2 °C
24 February 1985
Wettest day
54 mm
17 August 1989
Windiest day
28.3 km/h
16 July 2009
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
11 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
19 August 2014
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
24 February 1985
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
26 March 2003
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 40 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 39 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 140 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 133 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 103 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 4 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şǝmkir?
Şǝmkir has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şǝmkir?
The hottest day measured in Şǝmkir between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2000, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şǝmkir?
The coldest day measured in Şǝmkir between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1985, at -18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Şǝmkir?
Yes. Şǝmkir gets on average 69.8 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Şǝmkir warmed?
Yes: Şǝmkir warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şǝmkir?
The wettest day measured in Şǝmkir between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1989, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şǝmkir?
The windiest day measured in Şǝmkir between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2009, with winds reaching 28.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şǝmkir?
The warmest month in Şǝmkir is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Şǝmkir?
Şǝmkir receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şǝmkir?
Şǝmkir gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Şǝmkir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şǝmkir between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2003, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şǝmkir?
Yes: Şǝmkir has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şǝmkir?
In Şǝmkir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 19 August 2014, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 24 February 1985.
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