Shamkir weather in August

In August, Shamkir sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.6 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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Shamkir's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shamkir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:11 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Shamkir is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
~401 CE

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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Shamkir reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°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)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
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112718
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How August really feels in Shamkir

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.

Shamkir 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 / -4°256.15.39.40.0
Feb / -3°347.76.710.40.2
Mar / 6111.95.811.71.9
Apr15° / 9216.31.713.13.6
May19° / 11°11520014.24.8
Jun24° / 15°9015.2014.96.1
Jul27° / 18°6911.5014.66.6
Aug27° / 18°5710.6013.66.8
Sep22° / 14°5611.5012.36.6
Oct17° / 6211.40.410.95.2
Nov10° / 418.12.59.72.4
Dec / -2°246.24.19.10.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58119
68218
78218
88218
98218
108119
118218
128119
138119
148119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shamkir gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
832
933
1033
1133
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
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2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11038485
21038475
31038475
41039465
51039464
61040464
71040454
81041454
91041454
101042444
111043444
12943434
13944434
14945423
151046413
161047403
171047403
181048393
191148383
201148383
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251348363
261448363
271547353
281647353
291746343
301846333
312045333

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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216calm
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246calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:56 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:568:08
214.25:578:07
314.15:588:06
414.15:598:05
514.16:008:04
614.06:018:02
714.06:028:01
814.06:038:00
913.96:047:59
1013.96:057:57
1113.86:067:56
1213.86:077:55
1313.86:087:53
1413.76:097:52
1513.76:107:51
1613.66:117:49
1713.66:127:48
1813.66:137:46
1913.56:147:45
2013.56:157:43
2113.46:167:42
2213.46:177:40
2313.36:187:39
2413.36:197:37
2513.36:207:36
2613.26:217:34
2713.26:227:32
2813.16:237:31
2913.16:247:29
3013.06:257:28
3113.06:267:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Shamkir

In seasonPeak

In August, Shamkir sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Shamkir?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shamkir in August

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

In August, Shamkir sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shamkir 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 Shamkir peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Shamkir 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 Shamkir is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1319 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shamkir?

Shamkir sits at 40.8°N, 46.0°E, 462 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Govlar, 27 km away.

GovlarGanjaGöygölGazakhIjevanNaftalanMingachevirGavar

Topography around Shamkir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shamkir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,417 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,626 m.

The land around Shamkir is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
1,417 m
80 km
3,626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Govlar 27 km · Ganja 33 km · Göygöl 37 km · Gazakh 62 km · Ijevan 73 km · Naftalan 77 km · Mingachevir 88 km · Gavar 92 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 Shamkir (40.8297°, 46.0178°, elevation 462 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).