Azerbaijan in March

Novruz festivities; cool weather.

• 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, Lerikfine

  Humid subtropical; tea fields and forests; wet autumn.

• Nakhchivan · Nakhchivan city, Ordubadfine

  Dry continental; very hot summers, cold winters.

• Baku11° / 5°, 7 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.

• Women's Day

  8 Mar

  Public holiday.

• Ramazan bayramı (Eid al-Fitr)

  About 9–10 Mar 2027 (lunar — check)

  Two-day holiday.

• Novruz big impact

  About 20–24 Mar

  Five days off: bonfire jumping, samani wheat, sweets (shekerbura, pakhlava); busy roads.

• Novruz Bayramı check

  20–24 March (the 24th is the main public holiday) · Baku

  Bonfires, jumping over fire, street food, concerts; many shops and offices close for several days.

Crowds · Azerbaijan

Medium

Prices · Azerbaijan

Medium

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Baku

  Mild; Novruz week closures (about Mar 20–24).