Baku vs Rasht: which is sunnier?
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan vs 🇮🇷 Iran · 352 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Baku is the sunnier overall: about 2,222 hours of sunshine a year to Rasht's 1,915. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 months.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Baku | Rasht | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,222 | 1,915 |
| Sunniest month | June (91/100) | May (85/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 13/100 | 34/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 91/100 | 82/100 |
| Rain / year | 160 mm | 1,019 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Baku vs Rasht month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | Rasht | Baku | Rasht | Baku | Rasht | |
| January | 0 | 24 | 7° | 12° | 16 | 96 |
| February | 0 | 25 | 7° | 12° | 15 | 83 |
| March | 15 | 45 | 10° | 15° | 16 | 69 |
| April | 37 | 66 | 13° | 18° | 13 | 57 |
| May | 90 | 85 | 20° | 24° | 10 | 25 |
| June | 91 | 85 | 25° | 28° | 6 | 26 |
| July | 91 | 83 | 28° | 30° | 3 | 38 |
| August | 91 | 78 | 28° | 30° | 4 | 64 |
| September | 89 | 67 | 25° | 27° | 13 | 122 |
| October | 80 | 62 | 19° | 23° | 22 | 162 |
| November | 44 | 52 | 14° | 18° | 25 | 167 |
| December | 7 | 35 | 9° | 14° | 17 | 110 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Rasht · Feb Rasht · Mar Rasht · Apr Rasht · May Baku · Jun Baku · Jul Baku · Aug Baku · Sep Baku · Oct Baku · Nov Rasht · Dec Rasht.
When to pick which
- November–February: Rasht (average score 34/100 vs 13). Rasht is the warmer, around 14°C daytime highs vs 9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Rasht (average score 65/100 vs 47). Rasht is the warmer, around 19°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- June–August: Baku (average score 91/100 vs 82). Rasht is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- September–October: Baku (average score 85/100 vs 65). Rasht is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Baku weather by month · Rasht weather by month · Best time to visit Iran.
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