Azerbaijan in December

Windy and cold; ski season opens.

• Baku and Absheron · Baku, Gobustan, Absheron beachescool

  Semi-desert and windy: the khazri north wind can blow for days; hot humid summers, cool wet winters.

• Greater Caucasus foothills · Sheki, Gabala, Lahic, Qubacool

  Green and cooler; snow in winter at Shahdag ski resort and in Khinaliq.

• South (Lankaran, Talysh) · Lankaran, Astara, Lerikcool

  Humid subtropical; tea fields and forests; wet autumn.

• Nakhchivan · Nakhchivan city, Ordubadcool

  Dry continental; very hot summers, cold winters.

• Baku9° / 4°, 8 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis

  31 Dec

  Public holiday.

• National Revival Day and New Year

  8 and 31 December · Baku

  31 December brings fireworks and crowds on the Boulevard.

• New Year

  31 December · Baku

  Fireworks and crowds on the Boulevard and Fountains Square.

Crowds · Azerbaijan

Low

Prices · Azerbaijan

Low

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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