Naftalan weather in August

In August, Naftalan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Naftalan's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naftalan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:08 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Naftalan is city in Azerbaijan.

Density
215/km²
people per km²
Founded
1967

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Naftalan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Naftalan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

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

Naftalan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°214.42.79.40.5
Feb / -0°286.33.910.41.1
Mar12° / 5711.33.311.72.9
Apr17° / 8215.71.6134.4
May22° / 13°10319.30.114.25.3
Jun27° / 18°7212.7014.86.0
Jul30° / 21°447.8014.65.3
Aug30° / 20°447.5013.65.5
Sep25° / 16°7010.3012.37.0
Oct19° / 11°5910.30.410.96.0
Nov12° / 3161.59.73.6
Dec / 2051.79.21.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Naftalan gets around 44 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
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521
621
721
821
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1122
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12336347
22336347
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82140336
92140336
102041336
112042336
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:538:04
214.15:548:03
314.15:558:02
414.15:568:01
514.05:578:00
614.05:587:59
714.05:597:57
813.96:007:56
913.96:017:55
1013.96:027:54
1113.86:037:52
1213.86:047:51
1313.76:057:50
1413.76:067:48
1513.76:077:47
1613.66:087:45
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1813.56:107:43
1913.56:117:41
2013.56:127:40
2113.46:137:38
2213.46:147:37
2313.36:157:35
2413.36:167:34
2513.26:177:32
2613.26:187:30
2713.26:197:29
2813.16:207:27
2913.16:217:26
3013.06:227:24
3113.06:237:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
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96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Naftalan?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Naftalan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Naftalan in August

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

In August, Naftalan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Naftalan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Naftalan peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 19UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Naftalan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Naftalan is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1922 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Naftalan?

Naftalan sits at 40.5°N, 46.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Tartar, 21 km away.

BardaYevlakhMingachevirGöygölGanjaAğdaşAghdam

Topography around Naftalan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naftalan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,674 m.

The land around Naftalan is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
3,674 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tartar 21 km · Barda 30 km · Yevlakh 30 km · Mingachevir 35 km · Göygöl 43 km · Ganja 43 km · Ağdaş 57 km · Aghdam 58 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 Naftalan (40.5082°, 46.8203°, elevation 0 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).