Sabirabad climate — normals and trends
Sabirabad (Azerbaijan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 294 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sabirabad averages 30 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Sabirabad has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 1 July 2018) and the coldest -17.8 °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
SabirabadSabirabad District
- coords
- 40.01°, 48.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
294mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
84 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
45.0 °C
1 July 2018
Coldest day
-17.8 °C
26 January 1972
Wettest day
44 mm
26 September 1995
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
20 February 1999
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
26 October 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
17 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-22.8 °C
26 January 1972
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
18 January 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 39 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 9 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 38.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 37.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 26 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 19.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 38 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sabirabad?
Sabirabad has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 294 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sabirabad?
The hottest day measured in Sabirabad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2018, reaching 45.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sabirabad?
The coldest day measured in Sabirabad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1972, at -17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sabirabad?
Yes. Sabirabad gets on average 12.9 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Sabirabad warmed?
Yes: Sabirabad warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sabirabad?
The wettest day measured in Sabirabad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1995, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sabirabad?
The windiest day measured in Sabirabad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1999, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sabirabad?
The warmest month in Sabirabad is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sabirabad?
Sabirabad receives on average 294 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sabirabad?
Sabirabad gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sabirabad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sabirabad between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1964, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sabirabad?
Yes: Sabirabad has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sabirabad?
In Sabirabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 17 July 2005, and the lowest was -22.8 °C on 26 January 1972.
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