Shusha climate — normals and trends
Shusha (Azerbaijan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 823 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Shusha averages 131 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Shusha has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 144 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 24 August 1999) and the coldest -29.9 °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
ShushaShusha
- coords
- 39.76°, 46.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
823mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
124.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.4 °C
24 August 1999
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
3 February 1967
Wettest day
68 mm
6 May 1972
Windiest day
24.8 km/h
13 April 2023
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
17 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
37.0 °C
17 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
3 February 1967
Snowiest day
28.9 cm
5 November 1973
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 | 5.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 66 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +5.6 °C | 33 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 100 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 97 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 100 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 81 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 14.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 2 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shusha?
Shusha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 823 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shusha?
The hottest day measured in Shusha between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1999, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shusha?
The coldest day measured in Shusha between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1967, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Shusha?
Yes. Shusha gets on average 124.4 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Shusha warmed?
Yes: Shusha warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shusha?
The wettest day measured in Shusha between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1972, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shusha?
The windiest day measured in Shusha between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2023, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shusha?
The warmest month in Shusha is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shusha?
Shusha receives on average 823 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shusha?
Shusha gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shusha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shusha between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1973, with 28.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shusha?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shusha.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shusha?
In Shusha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.0 °C on 17 July 2005, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 3 February 1967.
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