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Best Time for the Armenia's Monasteries & Mountains
Sweet spot: February, March, April — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Wildflower highlands and clear views to Ararat — the monastery roads are at their best.
High passes to Goris get icy; Yerevan's cafés and brandy houses carry the season.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -23.9–9.3°C | 18 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |
| February | -21.7–13.1°C | 16 mm | 10.4 h | ❄ |
| March | -15.9–21.0°C | 29 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | -11.3–26.8°C | 45 mm | 13.1 h | ❄ |
| May | -1.3–28.4°C | 57 mm | 14.2 h | ❄ |
| June | 1.3–32.8°C | 44 mm | 14.8 h | ❄ |
| July | 6.0–35.8°C | 26 mm | 14.6 h | |
| August | 5.9–35.8°C | 21 mm | 13.6 h | |
| September | 0.5–32.8°C | 20 mm | 12.2 h | ❄ |
| October | -4.9–26.6°C | 34 mm | 10.9 h | ❄ |
| November | -13.2–18.5°C | 20 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| December | -20.0–15.0°C | 17 mm | 9.2 h | ❄ |