Gharghavank Church

Medieval Armenian monastery ruins in Kotayk Province

A ruined medieval monastery in Kotayk Province, Armenia. Visited for its stone architecture, carved details and context within Armenia's long ecclesiastical history.

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Gharghavank at a Glance#

Weather & Climate near Gharghavank#

Climate

Gharghavank's climate is classified as Cold Semi-Arid - Cold Semi-Arid climate with warm summers (peaking in August) and freezing winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from -10°C to 29°C. Semi-arid with limited rainfall.

Air Quality: AQI 75 Moderate
Best Time to Visit
SeptemberAugustJuly
Temperature & Rainfall
Temperature Range
34°
Warmest Month
-25°
Coldest Month
Monthly Conditions
Month Comfort Temp Feels Rain Sky Humidity Wind UV Daylight
January Poor -9° - 0° -7° 17 mm overcast 85% 1.7 m/s 0.3 low 9.5h
February Poor -10° - 1° -7° 23 mm overcast 80% 1.8 m/s 0.6 moderate 10.5h
March Poor -4° - 7° -1° 29 mm overcast 70% 1.9 m/s 0.8 moderate 11.8h
April Acceptable 3° - 15° 8° 46 mm overcast 67% 2.1 m/s 1.2 high 13.1h
May Good 7° - 18° 13° 66 mm overcast 66% 1.9 m/s 1.6 very high 14.3h
June Very Good 10° - 24° 17° 56 mm partly cloudy 61% 1.9 m/s 2.1 extreme 14.8h
July Excellent 14° - 28° 21° 33 mm partly cloudy 58% 2.1 m/s 2.2 extreme 14.6h
August Excellent 14° - 29° 21° 24 mm partly cloudy 54% 2.0 m/s 1.9 very high 13.6h
September Excellent 10° - 25° 17° 18 mm some cloud 57% 1.9 m/s 1.4 high 12.3h
October Very Good 4° - 17° 11° 32 mm partly cloudy 65% 1.6 m/s 0.7 moderate 11.0h
November Good -2° - 10° 3° 27 mm partly cloudy 71% 1.7 m/s 0.4 low 9.8h
December Poor -6° - 4° -3° 18 mm overcast 80% 1.6 m/s 0.2 low 9.2h

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