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Baku City

Located in Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°23′53″ N 49°43′27″ E

Map showing the location of Baku City Baku City
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
2,344,900
2.3M
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
Places inside
91
listed under Baku City
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
GYD Heydar Aliyev International Airport29 km
GBB Gabala International Airport175 km

About Baku City

Baku City is a region. Location: Azerbaijan. Population: 2,344,900. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (29 km).

Travel notes for Baku City

From Wikivoyage

Baku (Azeri: Bakı) is the capital of Azerbaijan and is the largest city in the Caucasus. Baku's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in Baku, in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences. With 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, Baku is the lowest-lying capital city in the world.

Understand+

Baku is on the coast of the Caspian Sea on the southern coast of the Absheron Peninsula. There are three major divisions in Baku: İçəri Şəhər (the Old Town), the Soviet-built city, and the newest part of the city. The population in 2020 was 2.3 million.

The city of Baku is on the semi-arid and dusty Absheron peninsula. The center of Baku is a patch of green in a largely brown area because of the many liters of water that is piped daily to the city. The city has a metro, a well-developed bus and minibus network, and a large area for walking, including the Inner Walled City, The Boluvar, and Fountain Square.

Reading the book Ali and Nino is a good way to get into the mood.

Climate:

A curious fact about Baku is that its average year-round temperature (14.2°C/57.6°F) matches the average temperature of the entire landmass of the earth to within a tenth of degree. However, seasonal temperature variations are less than in many continental regions at this latitude (about 40 degrees north) owing to the presence of the Caspian Sea. Summers are hot and dry, winters cool, moderately wet and breezy. There is frequent night frost and occasional snowfall during winter. Baku averages 200 mm (8 in) and is the driest place in Azerbaijan. Baku is very breezy most of the year.

Get in+

As of Jan 2026, Azerbaijan's land borders with its neighbours remain closed to civilian traffic. The only legal way into the country is through an international airport. Land crossings are exit only, and only for non-citizens.

By plane:

1 Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD IATA former Bina International Airport, Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı), Khazar, Absheron peninsula (Xəzər, Abşeron yarımadası) (25 km (15 mi) from Baku city center), ☏ +994 12 497 2727. It is served by major airlines such as Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and Qatar Airways, and many smaller airlines. This is the hub for Azerbaijan Airlines, which serves a number of major airports in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The country's flag carrier put aside, in 2025 the only destinations not located on the Asian continent or in Russia are Athens (Aegean Airlines), Podgorica and Tivat (Air Montenegro), Minsk (Belavia), Warsaw (LOT Polish Airlines), Frankfurt (Lufthansa), Budapest and Rome (Wizz Air).

Getting there and away:

By bus – T1 Airport Express runs between the airport and the railway station (the bus waits across the street from the station) with an intermediate stop at Koroglu metro station. The ride costs 1.30 manat with BakiKart; contactless local and international bank cards and mobile wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Pay also work, but a Visa card was charged 1.52 manat in July 2026. The bus runs every 30 minutes. Additionally, N16 runs between the airport and Samed Vurgun Park, in the heart of Baku. The trip costs 1 manat and takes approximately 40–60 min. Service runs every 30 minutes beginning from early in the morning until late night. The bus leaves outside the airport building, across the parking area. The service terminates at 2 Samed Vurgun's Park on 28 May Street.

By minibus – No. 135 runs between the airport traffic circle (15-min walk from the airport) and the 28 May Metro Station. The journey takes an hour and costs 0.40 manat.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Baku City

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 7° · Rain 34 mm

Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (34 mm)
Driest month
July (5 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Baku City
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°16°22°27°30°30°26°19°13°9°
Average low (°C)1°2°3°8°13°17°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)2424252618125819313426

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Baku City

The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Xirdalan, 6 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) Baku 29 kmeast
  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 175 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Xirdalan Population: 196.2K 6 kmnortheast
  • Sumqayit Population: 427K 22 kmnorth
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 220 kmwest
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 229 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 287 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Baku City

91 places
  1. 1 Khatai raion 282.9K
  2. 2 Nizaminskiy Rayon 229K
  3. 3 Ordzhonikidzevskiy Rayon)) 204.8K
  4. 4 Nizami Rayonu 182.9K
  5. 5 Garadagh region 128.7K
  6. 6 Qaraçuxur 87.3K
  7. 7 Bakikhanov 66.7K
  8. 8 Mammad Amin Rasulzade 51.8K
  9. 9 Baladjary 42.2K
  10. 10 Maştağa 40.1K
  11. 11 Hövsan 36.3K
  12. 12 Lökbatan 30.7K
  13. 13 Amiradzhan 28.2K
  14. 14 Buzovna 24.8K
  15. 15 Binǝ 24.6K
  16. 16 Zabrat 21.4K
  17. 17 Sabunçu 21K
  18. 18 Yeni Suraxanı 16.1K
  19. 19 Pirallahi Island 15.9K
  20. 20 Suraxanı 15.3K
  21. 21 Mǝrdǝkan 15.3K
  22. 22 Binǝqǝdi 14K
  23. 23 Artyom 13.4K
  24. 24 Qobustan 13.4K
  25. 25 Badamdar 11.4K
  26. 26 Balaxanı 10.9K
  27. 27 Zirǝ 10.1K
  28. 28 Türkan 9.7K
  29. 29 Bilgǝh 9K
  30. 30 Ramana 8.9K
  31. 31 Nardaran 7.7K
  32. 32 Pirşağı 6.7K
  33. 33 Kürdǝxanı 6.6K
  34. 34 Khojasan 5.1K
  35. 35 Sǝngǝçal 4.2K
  36. 36 Qala 2.7K
  37. 37 Korgöz 2K
  38. 38 Puta 1K
  39. 39 Zhiloy Island 791
  40. 40 Şonqar 730
  41. 41 Gürgan 712

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts8

Sources & licences

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