The climate of Sumqayit (Azerbaijan)
Sumqayit is a large city in the north eastern part of Azerbaijan.
Sumqayit is situated on the Caspian Sea. As a result of the Soviet
planning of the industrial boom era, the city became heavily polluted.
In fact it was named the most polluted place of the world in 2006. The
city obviously isn’t proud of this. This also causes sickness rates to
be 50% higher than in similar cities. The part that lies on the coast
fortunately is a lot cleaner than the rest of the city.
Sumqayit has a warm steppe climate which is influenced by the Caspian
Sea. The high pollution figures also affect the climate. During the
summer precipitation figures are low; in combination with many hours
of sunshine this makes for a warm and dry climate. Because of a strong
sea breeze the climate is much more pleasant than you would expect.
During the coldest months of winter subzero temperatures are not
uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Sumqayit:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
6
0
3
7
9
February
7
1
3
6
8
March
10
4
4
6
8
April
16
9
6
4
11
May
21
13
8
5
15
June
25
18
10
3
20
July
30
21
10
3
24
August
30
21
9
4
25
September
26
16
7
2
23
October
19
11
5
5
20
November
15
6
3
6
16
December
9
1
3
6
12
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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