Azerbaijan: Weather Records and Extremes

55 weather records set or tied in Azerbaijan in 2026: 51 highs and 3 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has 55 stations in the data, on Asia.
55 weather records were set or tied in Azerbaijan in 2026: 51 record highs and 3 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 11.06 to 1 in Azerbaijan.
1979 holds the most standing records in Azerbaijan: 3,219.
Ganca set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 20 June 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

47 highs, 1 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Azerbaijan, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 18 February 2026 with 4 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Azerbaijan in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-09	3 more record highs than lows
2026-01-12	3 more record highs than lows
2026-01-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-01	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-18	4 more record highs than lows
2026-02-19	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-22	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-24	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-25	2 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

1912 to 2026

Records set or tied in Azerbaijan each year from 1912 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 55.

Weather records per year in Azerbaijan, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
1912	0	0	0	0	10	10
1913	0	0	0	0	7	7
1914	0	0	0	0	17	17
1915	0	0	0	0	11	11
1916	0	0	0	0	10	10
1917	0	0	0	0	5	5
1918	0	0	0	0	9	9
1919	0	0	0	0	9	9
1920	0	0	0	0	1	1
1922	0	0	0	0	11	11
1923	0	0	0	0	10	10
1924	0	0	0	0	11	11
1925	0	0	0	0	3	3
1926	0	0	0	0	7	7
1927	0	0	0	0	7	7
1928	0	0	0	0	22	22
1929	0	0	0	0	13	13
1930	0	0	0	0	25	25
1931	0	0	0	0	30	30
1932	0	0	0	0	35	35
1933	0	0	0	0	23	23
1934	0	0	0	0	22	22
1935	0	0	0	0	28	28
1936	0	0	0	0	26	26
1937	0	0	0	0	15	15
1938	0	0	0	0	23	23
1939	0	0	0	0	21	21
1940	0	0	0	0	23	23
1941	0	0	41	10	18	69
1942	0	0	13	5	24	42
1943	7	6	11	2	30	56
1944	16	8	22	1	15	62
1945	11	9	9	10	21	60
1946	12	10	16	6	26	70
1947	24	2	7	4	14	51
1948	0	4	19	8	18	49
1949	12	11	4	11	18	56
1950	5	20	10	10	14	59
1951	21	9	10	2	20	62
1952	18	12	13	9	16	68
1953	16	13	16	4	21	70
1954	9	9	11	0	14	43
1955	15	6	16	3	14	54
1956	4	12	5	9	36	66
1957	10	5	18	4	19	56
1958	10	6	11	5	20	52
1959	4	8	6	7	16	41
1960	3	5	14	1	8	31
1961	21	3	14	2	25	65
1962	16	2	11	0	24	53
1963	10	6	13	1	42	72
1964	5	6	6	2	17	36
1965	3	4	9	9	16	41
1966	17	1	24	0	170	212
1967	0	1	6	2	237	246
1968	5	2	7	4	228	246
1969	3	24	2	12	294	335
1970	8	2	3	0	162	175
1971	13	0	8	0	129	150
1972	4	15	4	13	284	320
1973	6	5	3	1	209	224
1974	3	10	4	4	231	252
1975	8	3	12	1	178	202
1976	0	9	3	3	184	199
1977	6	6	8	2	302	324
1978	4	6	0	7	221	238
1979	4	1	14	0	256	275
1980	6	2	7	3	274	292
1981	4	4	10	1	355	374
1982	2	9	3	4	346	364
1983	5	4	6	1	187	203
1984	2	4	3	2	250	261
1985	4	3	2	11	289	309
1986	1	4	8	0	320	333
1987	2	9	8	3	372	394
1988	2	0	4	1	335	342
1989	1	0	23	0	139	163
1990	5	1	20	1	238	265
1991	5	0	7	1	229	242
1992	1	2	0	3	9	15
1993	5	17	0	2	3	27
1994	6	8	0	1	2	17
1995	9	3	0	0	0	12
1996	4	2	0	0	0	6
1997	2	3	0	0	0	5
1998	8	1	0	0	0	9
1999	19	8	22	6	0	55
2000	49	10	15	2	2	78
2001	27	0	0	0	0	27
2002	11	22	0	0	2	35
2003	20	22	0	0	13	55
2004	27	8	0	0	15	50
2005	14	8	0	0	6	28
2006	40	12	0	0	6	58
2007	45	16	0	0	10	71
2008	45	14	0	0	11	70
2009	15	22	0	0	8	45
2010	52	3	0	0	8	63
2011	19	21	0	0	25	65
2012	47	19	0	0	25	91
2013	14	3	1	0	21	39
2014	54	18	0	0	20	92
2015	37	4	0	0	31	72
2016	19	12	0	1	43	75
2017	30	2	2	0	16	50
2018	24	3	24	0	122	173
2019	30	3	66	0	100	199
2020	34	10	38	3	101	186
2021	32	8	73	1	89	203
2022	43	4	48	1	89	185
2023	31	3	49	1	100	184
2024	28	4	32	1	105	170
2025	24	11	63	1	1	100
2026	12	1	34	0	1	48

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Azerbaijan: 1940s 2.1 to 1, 1950s 1.5 to 1, 1960s 2.1 to 1, 1970s 1.3 to 1, 1980s 1.6 to 1, 1990s 1.9 to 1, 2000s 2.3 to 1, 2010s 4.7 to 1, 2020s 11 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Record highs per record low in Azerbaijan, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1940s	2.09 to 1
1950s	1.50 to 1
1960s	2.12 to 1
1970s	1.32 to 1
1980s	1.58 to 1
1990s	1.93 to 1
2000s	2.29 to 1
2010s	4.73 to 1
2020s	11.06 to 1

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1979: 3,219

Records still standing in Azerbaijan, by the year they were set. 1979 holds the most with 3,219.

Standing records in Azerbaijan by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1881	4
1882	5
1883	5
1884	8
1885	1
1886	10
1887	5
1888	8
1889	6
1890	8
1891	1
1892	1
1893	14
1894	23
1895	24
1896	26
1897	19
1898	33
1899	29
1900	6
1901	4
1902	11
1903	9
1904	17
1905	8
1906	5
1907	8
1908	20
1909	28
1910	14
1911	43
1912	4
1913	10
1914	24
1915	9
1916	11
1917	15
1918	4
1919	3
1920	2
1921	14
1922	12
1923	6
1924	8
1925	15
1926	40
1927	27
1928	43
1929	30
1930	16
1931	30
1932	27
1933	22
1934	14
1935	30
1936	204
1937	268
1938	179
1939	250
1940	212
1941	178
1942	189
1943	205
1944	140
1945	184
1946	212
1947	165
1948	165
1949	213
1950	251
1951	281
1952	242
1953	386
1954	310
1955	920
1956	684
1957	614
1958	504
1959	1,069
1960	985
1961	621
1962	953
1963	1,173
1964	358
1965	617
1966	431
1967	442
1968	393
1969	709
1970	449
1971	293
1972	510
1973	1,272
1974	809
1975	1,398
1976	1,739
1977	2,142
1978	2,213
1979	3,219
1980	1,730
1981	2,107
1982	1,656
1983	479
1984	1,035
1985	1,790
1986	1,476
1987	2,079
1988	839
1989	1,826
1990	2,568
1991	2,112
1992	104
1993	116
1994	58
1995	62
1996	46
1997	63
1998	63
1999	63
2000	68
2001	24
2002	57
2003	43
2004	41
2005	25
2006	46
2007	460
2008	426
2009	154
2010	295
2011	598
2012	812
2013	479
2014	712
2015	669
2016	716
2017	308
2018	470
2019	406
2020	443
2021	513
2022	518
2023	537
2024	456
2025	1,154
2026	370

Record Map for 2026

63 stations

The 63 highest significance station records of 2026 in Azerbaijan, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Azerbaijan in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Azerbaijan by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 2026	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Ganca, AZ	monthly high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Ganca, AZ	daily high min (Provisional)	23.8 C (74.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2026	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Lankaran, AZ	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 June 2026	Ganca, AZ	daily low max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Zakatala, AZ	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2026	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026	Lankaran, AZ	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2025	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Azerbaijan by Year

Stations

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Stations in Azerbaijan
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Baku	n/a	1881	112 years	Threshold days
Ganca	n/a	1882	145 years	Threshold days
Lankaran	n/a	1897	130 years	Threshold days
Naxcivan	n/a	1925	67 years	Threshold days
Agdam	n/a	1936	52 years	Threshold days
Alat	n/a	1936	82 years	Threshold days
Alibek	n/a	1936	52 years	Threshold days
Astara	n/a	1936	82 years	Threshold days
Beylagan Aerodrome	n/a	1936	82 years	Threshold days
Bilasuvar	n/a	1936	57 years	Threshold days
Fizuly	n/a	1936	58 years	Threshold days
Gazimammad Aerodrom	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Goychay	n/a	1936	91 years	Threshold days
Guba	n/a	1936	91 years	Threshold days
Jiloy,Ostrov	n/a	1936	52 years	Threshold days
Julfa	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Kedabek	n/a	1936	52 years	Threshold days
Khankandy	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Kurdamir	n/a	1936	73 years	Threshold days
Lachin	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Ordubad	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Qabala	n/a	1936	82 years	Threshold days
Sal'jny	n/a	1936	52 years	Threshold days
Shaki	n/a	1936	82 years	Threshold days
Shamakhy	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Shamhor	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Shusha	n/a	1936	56 years	Threshold days
Zakatala	n/a	1936	91 years	Threshold days
Lerik	n/a	1937	55 years	Threshold days
Sahbuz	n/a	1939	53 years	Threshold days
Agstapha Airport	n/a	1955	37 years	Threshold days
Djafarhan	n/a	1955	37 years	Threshold days
Djebrail	n/a	1955	34 years	Threshold days
Evlakh Airport	n/a	1955	72 years	Threshold days
Geygel'	n/a	1955	35 years	Threshold days
Geygel'-Kurort	n/a	1955	37 years	Threshold days
Gyoytapa	n/a	1955	55 years	Threshold days
Hacmas	n/a	1955	33 years	Threshold days
Imisly	n/a	1955	37 years	Threshold days
Istisu	n/a	1955	33 years	Threshold days
Maraza	n/a	1955	72 years	Threshold days
Mashtaga	n/a	1955	38 years	Threshold days
Mir-Bashir	n/a	1955	33 years	Threshold days
Neft'jnie	n/a	1955	37 years	Threshold days
Ordjonikidze,Zernosovhoz	n/a	1955	33 years	Threshold days
Pirallahi	n/a	1955	38 years	Threshold days
Sisianskiy,Pereval	n/a	1955	34 years	Threshold days
Sumgait	n/a	1955	37 years	Threshold days
Svinoy,Ostrov	n/a	1955	38 years	Threshold days
Zardob	n/a	1955	38 years	Threshold days
Mingachevir	n/a	1956	36 years	Threshold days
Martuny	n/a	1959	33 years	Threshold days
Altiagach	n/a	1960	33 years	Threshold days
Neftchala	n/a	1960	58 years	Threshold days
Mindjevan	n/a	1961	31 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).