Mingachevir
City in Azerbaijan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kür çayının Mingəçevirdən keçən hissəsi: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mingachevir is a city in Azerbaijan, in Mingacevir City. About 106,048 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Azerbaijan in our atlas.
It lies at 40.76° N, 47.06° E, about 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Baku time zone.
Location
Red dot: Mingachevir. Green dots: other major cities of Azerbaijan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mingachevir has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (32°F). Around 368 mm (14 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
- Yevlakh · 18 km
- Ganja · 60 km
- Sumgayit · 220 km
- Naxçıvan · 221 km
- Khirdalan · 229 km
- Baku · 242 km
- Qaraçuxur · 248 km
- Lankaran · 269 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 585514 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q230932 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kür çayının Mingəçevirdən keçən hissəsi: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)