Baku weather in January (Azerbaijan)

People don't tend to visit Baku in January since it is known as a chilly month. The average maximum daytime temperature in Baku in January lies at 8.2°C (46.76°F). Usually it is the coldest month of the year. The average minimum temperature goes down to around 0.8°C (33.44°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

January is a dry month with an average of 19mm (0.7 inches) of rain. There are generally around 6 rainy days. You will hardly see any sun, with only 90 hours of sunshine during the entire month.

 

Baku, monthly averages in January

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Min Temperature 0 °C  

Max Temperature 8 °C  

Chance of Rain 23%  

Precipitation 18mm  

Rainy days 7 days  

Humidity 75% *  

Sunshine 90 hrs *  

Where to stay in Baku

Where to go in Azerbaijan in January

Find out more about the weather in Azerbaijan in January and which places have the best weather conditions in this month.

Weather conditions Weather

Temperatures

Precipitation

Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in January? Wear a base layer in cold weather, this is the #1 thing you can do to increase your overall body temperature. Bring a rain jacket in case it rains during your stay.. Also bring some warm clothes.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in January.

Swimming

4/10

Cycling

4/10

Walking

4/10

Camping

5/10

Outdoor sports

4/10

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