Country guide

Armenia

Ancient monasteries on volcanic plateaus, Yerevan's cafe culture and one of the world's oldest winemaking traditions.

Currency

AMD

Language

Armenian

+ Russian

English

Limited

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type C / F

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+374

Destinations

Armenia

Gyumri

Armenia's most intact old town, built in black stone, in a city the rest of the country goes to for its humour.

✓ best Jun-Oct

Armenia

Lake Sevan (Sevan)

The largest lake in the Caucasus, set nearly 2,000 metres up with a 9th-century monastery on its shore.

✓ best Jul-Oct

Armenia

Yerevan

A pink-stone capital older than Rome, with Mount Ararat on the skyline and monasteries within an hour.

✓ best Mar-Oct

Climate zones, month by month

Armenia has 3 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Gyumri →

Jan

-2°

-13°

38mm

7d rain

Feb

-2°

-13°

32mm

7d rain

Mar

3°

-8°

44mm

8d rain

Apr

11°

-1°

75mm

12d rain

May

14°

2°

105mm

15d rain

Jun

20°

8°

80mm

14d rain

Jul

22°

9°

52mm

10d rain

Aug

24°

10°

43mm

8d rain

Sep

20°

7°

30mm

7d rain

Oct

13°

1°

47mm

9d rain

Nov

6°

-3°

28mm

7d rain

Dec

1°

-9°

36mm

7d rain

✓ Best Jun-Oct · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Lake Sevan (Sevan) →

Jan

-1°

-7°

22mm

5d rain

Feb

0°

-7°

30mm

5d rain

Mar

5°

-3°

92mm

7d rain

Apr

10°

1°

89mm

11d rain

May

15°

6°

141mm

13d rain

Jun

20°

11°

117mm

12d rain

Jul

22°

14°

75mm

7d rain

Aug

22°

14°

54mm

6d rain

Sep

19°

10°

50mm

5d rain

Oct

14°

5°

74mm

8d rain

Nov

7°

0°

62mm

5d rain

Dec

1°

-4°

41mm

5d rain

✓ Best Jul-Oct · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Yerevan →

Jan

2°

-7°

13mm

3d rain

Feb

7°

-4°

15mm

4d rain

Mar

14°

2°

21mm

4d rain

Apr

20°

7°

42mm

8d rain

May

25°

12°

50mm

10d rain

Jun

30°

16°

30mm

6d rain

Jul

34°

20°

15mm

3d rain

Aug

34°

19°

9mm

3d rain

Sep

29°

14°

12mm

3d rain

Oct

22°

8°

24mm

5d rain

Nov

13°

1°

19mm

4d rain

Dec

5°

-4°

14mm

4d rain

✓ Best Mar-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions