Sheki weather by month
The best time to visit Sheki is May, June and September — 94/100 in September, 24°C and 7 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (84/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 61/100 — cold, dry, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Azerbaijan →
Best season: June to August (84/100 on average) · worst January (61/100)
- Days
- 24°C
- Nights
- 16°C
- Wet days
- 7
- Sun
- 10 h
- Humidity
- 64%
- Daylight
- 13 h

Sheki, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Sheki is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Sheki through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- March
- Novruz at the Khan's Palace20–28 Mar (usually)Holiday
- April
- Gurban Bayrami20 Apr – 10 Jun (usually)Holiday
- July
- Silk Road Music Festival1–8 Jul (usually)Festival
- International Festival of Sweets20–22 Jul (usually)Festival
- August
- Hazelnut harvest15 Aug – 30 Sep (usually)Nature
- October
- Goychay Pomegranate Festival20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Festival
Crowds in Sheki in September
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Sheki
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
There isn't much Sheki-specific forum detail for March, but the wider Azerbaijan threads are useful: Baku itself runs cold and cloudy in the 7-8C range this time of year, with wind and occasional rain, and posters specifically noted mountain towns like Sheki sit outside their peak season - most visitors favor the warmer summer months instead. One forum thread specifically asked about snow lingering into late March, which lines up with Sheki's own elevation-driven climate still carrying a real chance of snow this time of year. Pack a proper coat regardless of how mild Baku itself feels.
Forum posters describe conditions in Azerbaijan generally staying summer-like and sunny through about September 20th, with temperatures easing and rain becoming more likely afterward - meaning most of September should still deliver warm, settled weather in Sheki before any autumn shift. Posters note Sheki's surrounding mountain forests help shield the city from both flooding and the worst summer overheating, contributing to its reputation as a comfortable base. Posters visiting the wider region in early October specifically reported sunny, quite warm conditions with only one rainy morning, and generally rate September and October together as the ideal window for autumn travel through Sheki and the surrounding mountain villages.
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