Lightning strikes in Armenia
The detection network has located 55 lightning strikes in Armenia since the archive began, including 39 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Armenia #107 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Armenia is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 7 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 6 |
| 2026-08-12 | 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | 3 |
| 2026-08-10 | 8 |
| 2026-08-09 | 18 |
| 2026-07-30 | 4 |
| 2026-07-29 | 12 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Armenia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gegharkunik | 18 | 18 | 32.7% |
| 2 | Kotayk | 8 | 4 | 14.5% |
| 3 | Tavush | 7 | 1 | 12.7% |
| 4 | Shirak | 6 | 2 | 10.9% |
| 5 | Vayots Dzor | 5 | 5 | 9.1% |
| 6 | Syunik | 5 | 5 | 9.1% |
| 7 | Aragatsotn | 4 | 2 | 7.3% |
| 8 | Kalbajar | 1 | 1 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Lori | 1 | 1 | 1.8% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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