Azerbaijan · Month guide

Azerbaijan in May

Around 22 °C with 79 mm of rain and 7.3 hours of sun a day.

May is one of the strongest months to visit Azerbaijan. Around 22 °C with 79 mm of rain and 7.3 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Azerbaijan · May

What the weather usually does

Azerbaijan · typical month

Day / night
12 – 22 °C
Year range -2 – 30 °C
Rainfall
79 mm
Year range 23 – 79 mm
Sunshine
7.3 hr / day
Year range 4.3 – 8.6 hr / day

What’s open · May

Things to do in Azerbaijan in May

Nothing in Azerbaijan shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in May.

At its best
Sightseeing and hiking
the start of peak season, with the best weather of the year for sightseeing and hiking
Sources: responsiblevacation.com, araratour.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

78 regions · current month

Azerbaijan, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Azerbaijan

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Reconsider travel

Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-09-27

See breakdown by country

AU

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.smartraveller.gov.au

DE

Level 1Exercise normal precautions

Exercise normal precautions

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.auswaertiges-amt.de

NL

Level 2Exercise increased caution

Exercise increased caution

Changed 2026-08-06Checked 2026-10-25www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl

US

Level 3Reconsider travel

Reconsider travel

Changed 2026-09-27Checked 2026-10-25travel.state.gov

Parts of Azerbaijan carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C

— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)	Average overnight low (°C)	Typical low	Typical high
January	5.8	-2.4	-7.6	11.2
February	7.2	-1.2	-7.3	14.4
March	11.3	2.6	-2.3	18.7
April	16.9	6.9	1.7	24.0
May	22.1	11.9	8.1	28.2
June	27.8	16.7	13.5	32.5
July	30.0	19.4	16.5	34.1
August	30.2	18.9	16.0	34.2
September	24.6	14.7	9.9	31.0
October	18.5	9.3	4.1	24.6
November	12.4	4.0	-2.3	19.0
December	7.3	0.0	-6.7	12.4

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	36
February	39
March	65
April	57
May	79
June	49
July	35
August	23
September	51
October	52
November	40
December	37

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	5.4
February	6.1
March	6.4
April	7.5
May	7.3
June	8.5
July	8.5
August	8.6
September	6.2
October	5.5
November	4.9
December	4.3

Windkm/h

— average▬ typical range

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Month	Average wind speed (km/h)	Typical low	Typical high
January	6.8	4.6	9.9
February	7.4	4.8	11.3
March	7.7	5.3	11.3
April	7.6	5.6	11.0
May	7.5	5.6	10.4
June	7.7	5.8	10.3
July	8.1	6.0	10.8
August	8.1	6.1	10.5
September	7.4	5.3	11.1
October	6.8	4.6	10.3
November	6.6	4.3	10.2
December	6.4	4.4	10.0