AzerbaijanIn numbers
43.0km²
Area
1
People
27°C
Warmest sea
August
When to go to Kura Island
Best for the beach from June to August.
The sea is warmest in August (27 °C) and coolest in February (9 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to October.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Aran Region, Azerbaijan
Kura Island is an island in Azerbaijan. It covers 43.0 km². About 1 people live on it.
Getting there
- Ardabil Airport (ADU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 94 km in a straight lineCar hire at GYD airport (Baku)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From June to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| Sea (°C) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 52 | 52 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 84 | 112 | 105 | 65 |
| Wet days | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.8 | +1.4 | −0.4 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.1 | −0.6 | −1.2 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.6 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | −0.1 | −0.4 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
TurkmenistanAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q19915309) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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