Capital of Azerbaijan
Baku
Baku railway station · Photo: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Baku
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Population
- 2,351,300
- Elevation
- -23 m
- Airports
- GYD
- 17 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,760 km
- 2 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Baku, month by month
- Jan8°
- Feb7°
- Mar10°
- Apr13°
- May20°
- Jun25°
- Jul28°
- Aug29°
- Sept25°
- Oct19°
- Nov14°
- Dec10°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to October.
Mean highs run from 7°C in February to 29°C in August, with about 160 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BakuModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Baku
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBaku
1,760 km
2 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
From AUHBaku
1,830 km
2 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Baku
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Currency
- Azerbaijani Manat AZNToday's indicative rate: AZN 1 ≈ USD 0.588Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101fire102general emergency103ambulance112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +994 · On the right
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