Qax in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Qax sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 210 mm of rain over about 30 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 18°C in early June to 21°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 21°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 13°C
Rainfall: 210 mm; 30 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 6.9; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Qax in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 21°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Qax reaches about 21°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Qax

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.

Qax 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	-1° / -9°	26	5.4	6.1	9.4	0.0
Feb	-0° / -8°	31	6.3	7.2	10.3	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	67	11.1	9.3	11.7	0.0
Apr	9° / 1°	87	14.5	6	13.1	1.5
May	15° / 6°	89	15	0.9	14.3	3.9
Jun	19° / 11°	77	11.3	0	14.9	6.2
Jul	22° / 14°	80	11.3	0	14.7	7.0
Aug	22° / 13°	53	7.7	0	13.7	7.6
Sep	18° / 9°	52	7.8	0	12.3	6.3
Oct	12° / 4°	54	7.7	2.2	10.9	3.4
Nov	5° / -3°	42	6.5	5.1	9.7	0.4
Dec	1° / -7°	27	5.4	5.1	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Qax gets around 210 mm of rain over 30 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 5 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Qax?

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.

6.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Qax for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qax in Summer

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

In summer, Qax sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Qax in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Qax peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	5	8	9	10	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Qax 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 Qax is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	10	13	16	18	18	17	20	19	17	12	9	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Qax?

Qax sits at 41.4°N, 46.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Sheki, 33 km away.

Topography around Qax

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qax has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 857 m around an average of 639 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,624 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,086 m.

The land around Qax is covered by trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km

857 m

trees 47%

16 km

2,624 m

trees 62%

80 km

4,086 m

grassland 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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Summer weather nearby: Sheki 33 km · Zaqatala 33 km · Mingachevir 74 km · Yevlakh 91 km · Qabala 91 km · Ganja 94 km · Ağdaş 98 km · Shamkir 100 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

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 Qax (41.4183°, 46.9204°, 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.