Armenia is at its most pleasant in mid November. For sun, any time of year works.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
There is no bad time here for sun: it rates Good or better in every part of the year. It is at its best in late January, at 72. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 60% covered at midday (often cloudy).
For being outside, go in mid November. It peaks in mid November, at 55. That is a short window, about ten days a year. Avoid mid July to mid September for this: it falls to 41, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Armenia is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 19, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Armenia over the whole year is 22°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C. Armenia has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in August, the driest month, to 20% in November, the wettest. Winds in Armenia are highest in August, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Armenia come in January, when the sky is typically 64% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Armenia climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 18°C | 27°C | 11% | 64% | 1.6 m/s | 48 | 69 | 16 |
| February | 26°C | 19°C | 27°C | 11% | 68% | 1.6 m/s | 48 | 68 | 16 |
| March | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 16% | 72% | 1.6 m/s | 50 | 63 | 17 |
| April | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 20% | 73% | 1.5 m/s | 47 | 65 | 16 |
| May | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 19% | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 45 | 64 | 15 |
| June | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 16% | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 51 | 66 | 16 |
| July | 26°C | 19°C | 27°C | 9% | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 46 | 68 | 15 |
| August | 26°C | 19°C | 27°C | 8% | 65% | 1.7 m/s | 45 | 71 | 15 |
| September | 26°C | 19°C | 28°C | 14% | 66% | 1.7 m/s | 45 | 68 | 14 |
| October | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 20% | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 52 | 65 | 16 |
| November | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 20% | 73% | 1.4 m/s | 52 | 65 | 17 |
| December | 25°C | 19°C | 27°C | 12% | 71% | 1.5 m/s | 52 | 68 | 16 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Armenia weather by season
Year round, Armenia has days of about 25°C at their warmest in November, its coolest month, and 26°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 18°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 22°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Armenia weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Armenia has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Armenia weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Armenia has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Armenia weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Armenia has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Armenia weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Armenia has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Armenia?
Armenia has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in August, the driest month, to 20% in November, the wettest.
What time of year is Armenia windiest?
Winds in Armenia are highest in August, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Armenia year round?
The average temperature in Armenia over the whole year is 22°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C.
Where to go instead in early September, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.