Ganja
City in Azerbaijan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Montage of Ganja 2019: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ganja is a city in Azerbaijan, in Gǝncǝ. About 330,663 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Azerbaijan in our atlas.
It lies at 40.68° N, 46.36° E, about 409 m (1,342 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Baku time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ganja. Green dots: other major cities of Azerbaijan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ganja has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (21°F). Around 319 mm (13 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in May.
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.
What to eat in AzerbaijanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Mingachevir · 60 km
- Yevlakh · 67 km
- Naxçıvan · 182 km
- Sumgayit · 279 km
- Khirdalan · 287 km
- Baku · 299 km
- Lankaran · 299 km
- Qaraçuxur · 306 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 586523 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q131290 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Montage of Ganja 2019: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)