Ismayilli in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ismayilli sees average daytime highs around 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 143 mm of precipitation over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ismayilli's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ismayilli's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
3°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
143 mm
26 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ismayilli in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C.

A typical winter day in Ismayilli reaches about 3°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Ismayilli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ismayilli weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°427.87.49.40.0
Feb / -3°589.98.810.40.0
Mar / 7811.58.711.70.8
Apr13° / 78122.913.13.3
May19° / 70110.214.25.9
Jun24° / 14°547.5014.97.6
Jul27° / 17°356014.67.7
Aug27° / 17°385.5013.67.8
Sep21° / 13°717.8012.37.2
Oct15° / 7910.11.310.94.8
Nov / 74105.79.71.5
Dec / -3°438.36.49.10.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ismayilli gets around 143 mm of rain and snow over 26 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Ismayilli?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ismayilli.

What to pack for Ismayilli in Winter

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

In winter, Ismayilli sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ismayilli in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ismayilli peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ismayilli in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ismayilli is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1122 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ismayilli?

Ismayilli sits at 40.8°N, 48.2°E, 579 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Aghsu, 32 km away.

AghsuQabalaGöyçayShemakhaKyurdarmirUjarAğdaşQuba

Topography around Ismayilli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ismayilli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 607 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,438 m.

The land around Ismayilli is covered by cropland (40%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (28%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
2,090 m
80 km
4,438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Aghsu 32 km · Qabala 34 km · Göyçay 38 km · Shemakha 45 km · Kyurdarmir 49 km · Ujar 51 km · Ağdaş 59 km · Quba 71 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Ismayilli (40.7848°, 48.1514°, elevation 579 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.