Kapan
Kapan is a town in southeast Armenia, serving as the administrative centre of the Kapan Municipality and also as the provincial capital of Syunik Province. It is located in the valley of the Voghji River and near the border of Azerbaijan, and is on the northern slopes of Mount Khustup. Kapan is the most populous town in the Syunik Province as well as the entire region of southern Armenia. According to the 2011 census, the population of Kapan was 43,190, a slight decline from 45,711 in the 2001 census. According to the 2022 census, the current population of the town is around 32,780.
- Country
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- Elevation
- 773 m
- Population
- 32,900
- Time zone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 39.21, 46.41
Weather in Kapan month by month
The best months to go: Jun · Jul · Sep
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 8° | 9° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 9° |
| low | -2° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 1° |
| rain | 28 mm | 39 mm | 102 mm | 75 mm | 90 mm | 20 mm | 18 mm | 22 mm | 57 mm | 51 mm | 26 mm | 27 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Kapan is from other cities in Armenia
- Gavar168 km✈ 57 min · 🚗 2 h 48 min
- Artashat180 km✈ 58 min · 🚗 2 h 60 min
- Abovyan192 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 12 min
- Masis194 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 14 min
- Sevan194 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 14 min
- Ereván195 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 15 min
- Charentsavan201 km✈ 60 min · 🚗 3 h 21 min
- Hrazdan203 km✈ 60 min · 🚗 3 h 23 min
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