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Best Time to Visit Armenia

The best time to visit Armenia: in Yerevan, April, June to October; at Lake Sevan, July to September; in Gyumri, June to September. The wettest stretch at Lake Sevan is April, May, June. It is hottest in Yerevan in August, with highs of 92°F (34°C). It is coolest at Lake Sevan in January, with highs of 28°F (−2°C).

Climate normals checked September 29, 2026 · Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5) · How we calculate

Armenia weather by month

Colour shows the month rating for the best region. See the table below for month-by-month details.

  1. Jan38°FJanuary: Off-season
  2. Feb37°FFebruary: Off-season
  3. Mar54°FMarch: Mixed
  4. Apr65°FApril: Good
  5. May73°FMay: Mixed
  6. Jun86°FJune: Excellent
  7. Jul80°FJuly: Excellent
  8. Aug81°FAugust: Excellent
  9. Sep83°FSeptember: Excellent
  10. Oct68°FOctober: Good
  11. Nov47°FNovember: Off-season
  12. Dec36°FDecember: Off-season

Excellent Good Mixed Off-season

Armenia air temperature by month

Armenia temperature by monthAverage daytime air temperature by month, °F25°35°45°55°65°75°85°95°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Yerevan: air
  • Sevan & Dilijan: air
  • Gyumri: air
Armenia temperature by month, °F
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Yerevan: air384454657386929283685342
Sevan & Dilijan: air283138495765697165544233
Gyumri: air323745576474808174604736

Armenia weather table, month by month

Long-term averages for each region. Tap a region to open its table.

Yerevan · capital, city break
Weather by month: Yerevan
MonthDay highNight lowRainy daysRainfallHumiditySun, h/day
January38°F (3°C)24°F (−5°C)61.1 in (29 mm)65%7.7
February44°F (7°C)28°F (−2°C)61.1 in (27 mm)63%8.6
March54°F (12°C)36°F (2°C)122.5 in (63 mm)62%9.0
April65°F (18°C)45°F (7°C)102.2 in (56 mm)57%10.5
May73°F (23°C)52°F (11°C)123.3 in (84 mm)57%12.0
June86°F (30°C)63°F (17°C)50.9 in (24 mm)45%13.4
July92°F (33°C)69°F (20°C)30.6 in (16 mm)42%13.6
August92°F (34°C)69°F (20°C)20.3 in (8 mm)40%12.6
September83°F (28°C)61°F (16°C)30.6 in (14 mm)43%11.6
October68°F (20°C)49°F (10°C)61.6 in (40 mm)55%9.6
November53°F (12°C)37°F (3°C)51.2 in (30 mm)64%8.4
December42°F (6°C)28°F (−2°C)61.4 in (35 mm)69%7.3
Sevan & Dilijan · lake and mountains
Weather by month: Sevan & Dilijan
MonthDay highNight lowRainy daysRainfallHumiditySun, h/day
January28°F (−2°C)15°F (−9°C)61.2 in (30 mm)76%7.8
February31°F (−1°C)17°F (−8°C)61.2 in (30 mm)76%8.5
March38°F (4°C)23°F (−5°C)122.7 in (69 mm)78%8.8
April49°F (10°C)32°F (0°C)132.8 in (71 mm)77%10.2
May57°F (14°C)40°F (4°C)184.4 in (113 mm)78%11.3
June65°F (19°C)49°F (9°C)163.4 in (86 mm)79%12.6
July69°F (21°C)53°F (12°C)132.3 in (58 mm)78%12.4
August71°F (21°C)53°F (12°C)121.7 in (42 mm)76%11.7
September65°F (18°C)48°F (9°C)101.7 in (43 mm)79%10.2
October54°F (12°C)38°F (3°C)92.2 in (55 mm)79%8.9
November42°F (6°C)29°F (−2°C)61.3 in (32 mm)78%8.1
December33°F (1°C)21°F (−6°C)61.3 in (33 mm)79%7.3
Gyumri · north, old town
Weather by month: Gyumri
MonthDay highNight lowRainy daysRainfallHumiditySun, h/day
January32°F (0°C)13°F (−11°C)61.1 in (29 mm)72%7.5
February37°F (3°C)16°F (−9°C)60.9 in (23 mm)70%8.6
March45°F (7°C)25°F (−4°C)142.6 in (67 mm)69%8.8
April57°F (14°C)34°F (1°C)143.0 in (77 mm)67%10.5
May64°F (18°C)42°F (6°C)184.1 in (104 mm)70%11.6
June74°F (23°C)51°F (11°C)142.6 in (67 mm)65%13.1
July80°F (26°C)57°F (14°C)81.3 in (32 mm)60%13.6
August81°F (27°C)58°F (14°C)71.1 in (29 mm)57%12.7
September74°F (23°C)50°F (10°C)50.8 in (21 mm)61%11.4
October60°F (16°C)39°F (4°C)82.0 in (51 mm)68%9.3
November47°F (8°C)28°F (−2°C)51.1 in (28 mm)72%8.3
December36°F (2°C)20°F (−7°C)61.1 in (28 mm)74%6.8

Best time to visit Armenia for sightseeing and savings

Best time to visit Armenia for sightseeing and savings
GoalWhen to go
SightseeingYerevan: April to June, September to October
Sevan & Dilijan: June to September
Gyumri: June to September
Peak seasonJune to September
Cheaper: shoulder seasonMay, October
  • Sightseeing — highs 63–88°F (17–31°C), rain under 100 mm
  • Peak season — the best weather rating of the year
  • Cheaper: shoulder season — months next to peak season, weather still decent

Shoulder season is a weather-based estimate, not a price check: demand is lower in these months, so flights and hotels are usually cheaper than at peak. We do not compare prices here; check them for your dates.

How to use it

  1. Read the calendar: green is in season, red is off-season.
  2. Open a region table for highs and lows, rainfall, rainy days, humidity and sunshine.
  3. Pick your goal in the “When to go” block: sightseeing or shoulder season.
  4. Compare with other destinations in “Where to go” for your month.

When to visit each region of Armenia

Yerevan capital, city break

Best months: April, June to October. No month gets heavy rain. Highs range from 38°F (3°C) to 92°F (34°C).

Sevan & Dilijan lake and mountains

Best months: July to September. No month gets heavy rain. Highs range from 28°F (−2°C) to 71°F (21°C).

Gyumri north, old town

Best months: June to September. No month gets heavy rain. Highs range from 32°F (0°C) to 81°F (27°C).

Best time to visit Armenia: FAQ

When is the best time to visit Armenia?

The best time to visit Armenia: in Yerevan, April, June to October; at Lake Sevan, July to September; in Gyumri, June to September. The wettest stretch at Lake Sevan is April, May, June. It is hottest in Yerevan in August, with highs of 92°F (34°C). It is coolest at Lake Sevan in January, with highs of 28°F (−2°C).

What is Armenia's rainy season?

No month in Armenia gets more than 200 mm (7.9 in) of rain. The wettest month at Lake Sevan is May, with about 4.4 in (113 mm).

Is Armenia hot all year?

Day highs in Yerevan range from 38°F (3°C) to 92°F (34°C). The hottest month is August in Yerevan, at 92°F (34°C).

Where the data comes from

  • Air temperature, rainfall, humidity — ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus / ECMWF) via Open-Meteo, averaged over 2015–2024. Each region uses one point: the resort or city in its caption.
  • Sea temperature — Open-Meteo Marine, average sea surface temperature for 2023–2026 (the source has no longer record yet).
  • Sunshine — sunshine duration from the same ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo), average hours of sun per day for the month, 2015–2024.
  • Rainy days — days with at least 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain. Reanalysis picks up light rain more often than weather stations, so treat this as an upper bound.
  • Month rating — one rule for every destination, based on three factors: day highs (ideal 75–91°F / 24–33°C), monthly rainfall (ideal under 80 mm / 3.1 in) and, for beach regions, sea temperature (ideal 77°F / 25°C or warmer). All ideal means Excellent; one slightly weaker factor means Good. Mixed means heavy rain (150 mm / 5.9 in or more), highs above 97°F (36°C) or a sea below 70°F (21°C). Off-season means highs of 100°F (38°C) or more, cold below 54°F (12°C), over 350 mm (13.8 in) of rain, or several problems at once. A country's rating follows its best region, so check the regional table.
  • Licence — weather data by Open-Meteo.com under CC BY 4.0; ERA5 reanalysis by the Copernicus Climate Change Service / ECMWF. The normals are precomputed and stored on this site, so the page sends no requests to the source.

Checked September 29, 2026. Climate normals are refreshed yearly and the notes every 90 days. These are long-term averages, not a forecast: any given year can differ.

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