Sevan in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sevan sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 332 mm of rain over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early June to 19°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Sevan's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sevan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 19°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 332 mm; 60 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 4.7; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Sevan in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early June to 19°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Sevan reaches about 19°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Sevan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sevan weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -9°	32	6.3	7.4	9.4	0.0
Feb	-3° / -9°	41	7.3	8.3	10.4	0.0
Mar	2° / -5°	78	12.5	12.3	11.7	0.0
Apr	7° / -0°	112	17	9.4	13	0.8
May	13° / 4°	143	21.8	2.2	14.2	2.7
Jun	17° / 9°	138	21.1	0	14.8	4.1
Jul	19° / 11°	109	20.4	0	14.6	4.8
Aug	20° / 12°	85	18.9	0	13.6	5.2
Sep	17° / 8°	67	12.8	0.2	12.3	5.2
Oct	12° / 4°	60	10.6	2.5	10.9	3.1
Nov	4° / -2°	45	7.7	6.2	9.7	0.2
Dec	-1° / -7°	35	6.4	7.2	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sevan gets around 332 mm of rain over 60 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min in early June to 13 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Sevan

In seasonPeak

In summer, Sevan overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sevan's rainy season runs March–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

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May

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Is summer a good time to visit Sevan?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Sevan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sevan in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Sevan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 60 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sevan in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sevan peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	9	11	10	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Sevan in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sevan is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	15	18	21	21	20	18	16	15	14	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sevan?

Sevan sits at 40.5°N, 45.0°E, 1,892 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Hrazdan, 17 km away.

Topography around Sevan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sevan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sevan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m around an average of 1,975 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,392 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,792 m.

The land around Sevan is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

476 m

grassland 59%

16 km

1,392 m

grassland 66%

80 km

3,792 m

grassland 62%

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Summer weather nearby: Hrazdan 17 km · Tsaghkadzor 20 km · Dilijan 23 km · Gavar 26 km · Charentsavan 31 km · Ijevan 40 km · Abovyan 41 km · Vanadzor 48 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $9,474; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 515
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sevan (40.548°, 44.9531°, elevation 1,892 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.