Yerevan vs Nakhchivan: which is sunnier?
🇦🇲 Armenia vs 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · 140 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Nakhchivan is the sunnier overall: about 2,842 hours of sunshine a year to Yerevan's 2,529. Nakhchivan has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Yerevan in 1 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Yerevan | Nakhchivan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,529 | 2,842 |
| Sunniest month | September (90/100) | September (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 15/100 | 14/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 58/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 354 mm | 281 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Yerevan vs Nakhchivan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerevan | Nakhchivan | Yerevan | Nakhchivan | Yerevan | Nakhchivan | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 6° | 6° | 19 | 17 |
| February | 15 | 8 | 10° | 9° | 16 | 17 |
| March | 59 | 60 | 16° | 16° | 29 | 31 |
| April | 85 | 88 | 21° | 21° | 47 | 43 |
| May | 83 | 87 | 27° | 27° | 60 | 46 |
| June | 77 | 82 | 33° | 33° | 44 | 25 |
| July | 44 | 47 | 37° | 37° | 29 | 13 |
| August | 54 | 56 | 36° | 36° | 21 | 9 |
| September | 90 | 93 | 31° | 31° | 18 | 14 |
| October | 88 | 91 | 23° | 23° | 33 | 25 |
| November | 45 | 46 | 14° | 14° | 20 | 23 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 18 | 18 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Yerevan · Mar even · Apr Nakhchivan · May Nakhchivan · Jun Nakhchivan · Jul Nakhchivan · Aug even · Sep Nakhchivan · Oct Nakhchivan · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Yerevan averages 15/100, Nakhchivan 14/100. Daytime highs are similar (10°C vs 9°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Yerevan averages 76/100, Nakhchivan 78/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 21°C).
- June–August: Nakhchivan (average score 62/100 vs 58). Daytime highs are similar (35°C vs 35°C).
- September–October: Nakhchivan (average score 92/100 vs 89). Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 27°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Yerevan weather by month · Nakhchivan weather by month.
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