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Arpaçay

Located in Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°30′29″ N 44°59′10″ E

Map showing the location of Arpaçay Arpaçay
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
801 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport54 km
EVN Zvartnots International Airport87 km

About Arpaçay

Arpaçay is a village. Location: Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 801 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (54 km).

Climate of Arpaçay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 21 mm

Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (41 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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).

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Climate of Arpaçay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°12°19°24°29°33°33°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°1°7°11°16°20°19°15°8°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1820273741271079212117

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Arpaçay

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 93 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 54 kmsoutheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 87 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 108 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 169 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 175 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 179 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 222 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Arpaçay

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 56 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km12 places

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 31 kmE
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 54 kmNW
  • Karnıyarık Tepe Mountain 53 kmW
  • Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 48 kmNW

60–100 km72 places

  • Zangezur National Park Natural site 90 kmSE
  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 72 kmSE
  • Qaragöl Lake 93 kmE
  • Böyük Alagöl Lake 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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