Yerevan weather by month

The best time to visit Yerevan is May, June and September — 93/100 in September, 29°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is autumn, September to November (82/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 47/100 — freezing, dry, clean air. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Armenia →

Yerevan🇦🇲 Armenia · Caucasus · City93
  1. 47Jan
  2. 59Feb
  3. 71Mar
  4. 84Apr
  5. 92May
  6. 88Jun
  7. 79Jul
  8. 80Aug
  9. 93Sep
  10. 86Oct
  11. 68Nov
  12. 52Dec

Best season: September to November (82/100 on average) · worst January (47/100)

Days
29°C
Nights
13°C
Wet days
1
Sun
11.2 h
Humidity
48%
Daylight
13 h
Yerevan, Armenia
Photo: Gabriele Niek · Pexels

Yerevan, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Yerevan 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.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan47F2°C6 d8 hQuiet2
Feb59D6°C6 d9 hQuiet2
Mar71B13°C12 d10 hShoulder1
Apr84A20°C11 d11 hBusy1
May92S25°C9 d12 hBusy—
Jun88A31°C3 d13 hBusy2
Jul79B34°C1 d13 hShoulder3
Aug80A34°C2 d12 hShoulder1
Sep93S29°C1 d11 hBusy—
Oct86A21°C4 d10 hBusy1
Nov68C12°C5 d8 hShoulder—
Dec52D5°C7 d7 hQuiet1

What's on in Yerevan through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Armenian Christmas5–7 JanFestival
February
  • Trndez, the fire holiday13–14 FebFestival
April
  • Genocide Remembrance Day23–24 AprHoliday
June
  • Vardavar25 Jun – 31 Jul (usually)Festival
  • The valley heat20 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)Season
July
  • Golden Apricot film festival5–20 Jul (usually)Festival
October
  • Areni wine festival1–20 Oct (usually)Festival
December
  • Tsaghkadzor ski season20 Dec – 20 Mar (usually)Season

Everything on in Yerevan through the year →

Crowds in Yerevan 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)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Good to know before you go to Yerevan

Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.

Getting around

First-time visitors to Yerevan recommend getting a local SIM card at the airport before doing anything else, since ride-hailing apps like Yandex Go and GG are by far the most reliable way to get around the city and need a working data connection and a paired card to function. They found fixed, upfront pricing through these apps far less stressful than negotiating with street taxis, and suggest setting the apps up on your phone before you land if possible.
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Traveller notes on Yerevan

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe March in Yerevan as genuinely unpredictable, sometimes behaving like real spring with heavy rain, other times turning cold and snowy - locals reportedly call it crazy March since almost anything can happen. Posters are consistent that the city itself usually stays snow-free by March, even though the surrounding highlands can hold snow until April, and consistently recommend warm coats, gloves and caps alongside versatile layers and boots just in case. Posters describe a genuine reward for a late-March visit specifically: apricot trees beginning to blossom and gardens coming into bloom around the city. Posters generally rate March as workable but weather-unpredictable, with mountain views of nearby peaks still reliably snow-capped regardless of what the city itself is doing.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
September is among the forum's favourite months in Armenia: pleasant, clear-skied, and harvest season. Yerevan runs near 27°C by day but drops to about 13 at night, and posters warn it can turn windy and cool after dark, so a jacket earns its place even in a warm month. Rain is possible but rare, barely a day across the month. Regulars specifically recommend the second half of September, when the open-air cafés and restaurants are still running late, and late September into early October for photography, when the air goes clear.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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