Armenia
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Climate of Armenia
Country climate guideArmenia lies far from any ocean in the heart of the Caucasus, and its mountains cut the country off from the moderating influence of the Black Sea and the Caspian. The result is a sharply continental climate: winters are cold and snowy, summers are warm and long, and the sun shines a great deal in the interior. Heavy snow and hard frost are normal features of the year at almost every altitude.
Main climate types
Most of the country carries a humid continental classification, shifting to a drier steppe type in the rain-poor Ararat basin and to subarctic conditions on the high slopes of the Caucasus ridge. The Ararat Valley, together with the lowlands of the Araxes, is the driest and warmest part of Armenia, while the north-eastern slopes of Pambak and the forests around Lake Sevan receive considerably more. Elevation does most of the work here: land below 1,000 metres is warm and dry, land above 2,000 metres is cold for most of the year.
Temperatures
The capital, Yerevan, sits at roughly 1,000 metres and averages about -2 °C in January and about 23 °C in July. Mountain stations run colder; on average, above 2,000 metres mean January temperatures fall below -8 °C and the ground may stay frozen for weeks. Snow cover in Yerevan lasts something like 30 to 40 days a year.
Rainfall
Rainfall is low by European standards. Yerevan receives about 300 to 400 mm a year, and the Ararat lowland less than 250 mm. Mountain districts take in 600 to 900 mm, much of it as snow. Almost all of the precipitation arrives between April and October; the winter months are exceptionally dry, and the Ararat basin can go months without rain.
When to go
Late spring, when the snow is gone but the valleys are still green, is the most comfortable time to travel, and September is mild across the country. Summer brings heat and dust to the lowlands but is pleasant in the highland resorts around Lake Sevan. Winter suits visitors who want snow; Yerevan's airport roads are cleared regularly, and the hill resorts of Tsaghkadzor open from December. Rainfall rarely affects travel plans here.