Lightning strikes in Azerbaijan
The detection network has located 66 lightning strikes in Azerbaijan since the archive began, including 53 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Azerbaijan #106 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Azerbaijan is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 9 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 9 |
| 2026-08-12 | 8 |
| 2026-08-11 | 9 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1 |
| 2026-08-09 | 26 |
| 2026-08-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2 |
| 2026-07-29 | 6 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Azerbaijan's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalbajar | 15 | 15 | 22.7% |
| 2 | Agstafa | 9 | 1 | 13.6% |
| 3 | Goranboy | 5 | 5 | 7.6% |
| 4 | Dashkasan | 4 | 4 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Khojavend | 4 | 4 | 6.1% |
| 6 | Qabala | 3 | 2 | 4.5% |
| 7 | Qakh | 3 | 3 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Yevlakh | 2 | 2 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Tovuz | 2 | 2 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Quba | 2 | 2 | 3.0% |
| 11 | Khachmaz | 2 | 0 | 3.0% |
| 12 | Goygol | 2 | 2 | 3.0% |
| 13 | Samukh | 2 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 14 | Shamkir | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Sheki | 1 | 0 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Kakheti | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Zaqatala | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Shabran | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Lankaran | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Oghuz | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 21 | Shamakhi | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 22 | Gadabay | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 23 | Shahbuz | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 24 | Qubadli | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
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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