Vagharshapat
City in Armenia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Echmiatsin Armenia 2: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Vagharshapat is a city in Armenia, in Armavir. About 47,989 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Armenia in our atlas.
It lies at 40.17° N, 44.29° E, about 853 m (2,799 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Yerevan time zone.
Location
Red dot: Vagharshapat. Green dots: other major cities of Armenia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Vagharshapat has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 354 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.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 616062 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q183394 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Echmiatsin Armenia 2: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)