Baku from Istanbul
1,779 km, about 3h 05m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Baku and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Public holidays at Istanbul move this destination's year too little to make it a different answer, so the Baku page is the one of record. This one is kept for the distance and the flight it implies.
No fare history on IST–BAK yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.
Month by month from Istanbul
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
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| Jan | 8° | 4d | 100 | ok | 8C max, 4 rainy days |
| Feb | 8° | 3d | 80 | ok | 8C max, 3 rainy days |
| Mar | 11° | 4d | 80 | ok | 11C max, 4 rainy days |
| Apr | 17° | 4d | 85 | sweet spot | 17C max, 4 rainy days |
| May | 22° | 4d | 65 | sweet spot busy | shoulder season |
| Jun | 29° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: Warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine attract tourists during… |
| Jul | 31° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: Warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine attract tourists during… |
| Aug | 31° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: Warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine attract tourists during… |
| Sep | 26° | 2d | 85 | sweet spot | 26C max, 2 rainy days |
| Oct | 20° | 4d | 85 | good | 20C max, 4 rainy days |
| Nov | 14° | 6d | 100 | ok | 14C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 10° | 5d | 100 | ok | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in TR as well as at Baku, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in Baku
Baku experiences a semi-arid climate, so expect dry summers and mild winters. The rainfall is relatively low, especially in summer, which can be a favorable time for outdoor activities.
| Busiest |
early Jun to late Aug — Warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine attract tourists during the summer.
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| Quieter, still good |
early Apr to late May — Mild temperatures and fewer tourists make this a comfortable time to visit.
early Sep to late Oct — Autumn offers pleasant weather and is less crowded than summer months.
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This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
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