Baku
Capital of Azerbaijan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, in Baki. About 2.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Azerbaijan in our atlas.
It lies at 40.38° N, 49.89° E, about -23 m (-75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Baku time zone.
Location
Red dot: Baku. Green dots: other major cities of Azerbaijan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Baku has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 4°C (39°F). Around 160 mm (6 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in AzerbaijanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Qaraçuxur · 7 km
- Khirdalan · 14 km
- Sumgayit · 30 km
- Lankaran · 201 km
- Yevlakh · 233 km
- Mingachevir · 243 km
- Ganja · 300 km
- Naxçıvan · 400 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 587084 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q31900267 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Palace of Shirvanshahs common: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baku Maiden Tower 004 7736: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Palace of De Bur: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- National Museum of History of Azerbaijan 11: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre main façade, 2015: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- View From Maidens Tower (221090097): Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baku Zoo: Rzv Rauf, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Azərbaycan xalça muzeyi: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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