Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Maştağa AzerbaijanIn Maştağa, the summers are warm, muggy, arid, and clear; the winters are long, very cold, dry, and partly cloudy; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 88°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 96°F. Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Maştağa for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September. Average Temperature in MaştağaThe hot season lasts for 3.2 months, from June 5 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year in Maştağa is August, with an average high of 86°F and low of 71°F. The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 25 to March 25, with an average daily high temperature below 52°F. The coldest month of the year in Maştağa is February, with an average low of 36°F and high of 44°F.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Kanazawa, Japan (4,492 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Maştağa (view comparison). CloudsIn Maştağa, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year in Maştağa begins around May 21 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 9. The clearest month of the year in Maştağa is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around October 9 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around May 21. The cloudiest month of the year in Maştağa is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Maştağa varies throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from September 10 to May 13, with a greater than 9% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Maştağa is October, with an average of 4.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from May 13 to September 10. The month with the fewest wet days in Maştağa is July, with an average of 0.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Maştağa is October, with an average of 4.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 16% on October 28.
RainfallTo show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Maştağa experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from September 6 to May 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Maştağa is October, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches. The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from May 1 to September 6. The month with the least rain in Maştağa is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Maştağa varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 16 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 5 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:08 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 55 minutes later at 8:03 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:12 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 2 minutes later at 8:14 PM on June 27. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Maştağa during 2024. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. Maştağa experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity. The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from June 9 to October 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 18% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Maştağa is August, with 20.9 days that are muggy or worse. The least muggy day of the year is February 19, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.
WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Maştağa experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 9.1 months, from June 30 to April 1, with average wind speeds of more than 11.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Maştağa is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.7 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 2.9 months, from April 1 to June 30. The calmest month of the year in Maştağa is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Maştağa varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the north for 1.0 months, from February 28 to March 29; for 6.1 months, from April 5 to October 7; and for 1.1 weeks, from November 12 to November 20, with a peak percentage of 65% on July 14. The wind is most often from the south for 1.0 weeks, from March 29 to April 5; for 1.2 months, from October 7 to November 12; and for 3.3 months, from November 20 to February 28, with a peak percentage of 40% on March 31. Water TemperatureMaştağa is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.0 months, from June 23 to September 24, with an average temperature above 72°F. The month of the year in Maştağa with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F. The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.3 months, from December 10 to April 21, with an average temperature below 51°F. The month of the year in Maştağa with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 45°F.
Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Maştağa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Maştağa for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to early July and from late August to early October, with a peak score in the second week of September. Tourism Score in MaştağaThe beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Maştağa for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the third week of July. Beach/Pool Score in MaştağaMethodologyFor each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed. Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies. Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more. Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter. Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Maştağa typically lasts for 9.9 months (300 days), from around February 27 to around December 23, rarely starting before January 29 or after March 27, and rarely ending before December 1 or after January 13. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Maştağa should appear around April 17, only rarely appearing before April 6 or after April 30. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 8 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Maştağa is June, with an average of 7.7 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 27 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Maştağa is December, with an average of 1.8 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Maştağa are 40.530 deg latitude, 50.006 deg longitude, and 62 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Maştağa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 135 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 59 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (587 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,646 feet). The area within 2 miles of Maştağa is covered by grassland (38%), trees (32%), and shrubs (19%), within 10 miles by water (46%) and grassland (14%), and within 50 miles by water (77%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Maştağa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Heydar Aliyev International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Maştağa. At a distance of 8 kilometers from Maştağa, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Maştağa according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |