Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shongar features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 235 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Shongar enjoys an average of 3745 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 20 minutes to 14 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Shongar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (41 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shongar experiences 102 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average high | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Daily mean | 5°C (41°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Average low | 3°C (37°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (31°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (26°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Shongar, Azerbaijan with other places around the world.
Shongar usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Shongar are June, July and August. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) | 25 (1.0) | 33 (1.3) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 21 (0.8) | 34 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Shongar are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 4 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Shongar: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190 | 246 | 305 | 342 | 394 | 399 | 409 | 386 | 332 | 291 | 231 | 215 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 38m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 25m | 14h 59m | 14h 41m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 5m | 9h 56m | 9h 20m |
Shongar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Shongar UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |