Baku, Azerbaijan elevation
The center of Baku is about 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. Within 5 km the ground ranges from -96 to 663 ft.
Elevation at the city center
10ft
3 m above sea level
Terrain-tile elevation at 40.3667, 49.8352 (Wikidata city coordinates). Built from: GMTED2010 terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Range within 5 km of the center (sampled)
- -96 to 663 ft
- -29 to 202 m · 117 points
- Source: Terrain Tiles
- Average of sampled points
- 126 ft (38 m)
- Source: Terrain Tiles
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made
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Elevation around Baku
Within 5 km of the center, 117 sampled points run from -96 ft to 663 ft, with an average of 126 ft.
Method: Sampled: terrain-tile elevation at 117 points spaced 750 m apart within 5 km of the city center coordinates (no city boundary is used); 20 points in the sea (Natural Earth 1:10m coastline) were left out. The true highest and lowest points can lie between grid points.
Life at 10 ft
Standard-atmosphere estimates for central Baku (10 ft). Weather moves the real values a little from day to day.
- Oxygen per breath
- 100 % of sea level
- Air is still 20.9% oxygen; there is just less air.
- Oxygen calculator
- Home canning
- At or below 1,000 ft, use the standard USDA sea-level times.
- Canning adjustments · Baking
Sources: pressure from the U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA, NASA, USAF); boiling point from the Antoine equation for water (Lange's Handbook of Chemistry); canning thresholds from the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. Not medical or food-safety advice; follow the tested USDA recipe for your altitude.
Baku and nearby towns
- Yasamal raion381 ft
- Binagadi raion207 ft
- Nərimanov raion63 ft
- Baku10 ft
- Sumgait-37 ft
- Xətai raion-73 ft
Landmark elevations
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Baku city center | 10 ft (3 m) | Terrain Tiles at the Wikidata coordinates |
| Highest sampled point within 5 km | 663 ft (202 m) · 3.0 mi from the center | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Lowest sampled point within 5 km | -96 ft (-29 m) | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Nearest large or medium airport: Zabrat Airport (ZXT) | 36 ft (11 m) · 12 mi away | OurAirports |
| Sumgait | -37 ft (-11 m) · 18 mi away · pop. 422,600 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Binagadi raion | 207 ft (63 m) · 7.6 mi away · pop. 304,300 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Xətai raion | -73 ft (-22 m) · 2.0 mi away · pop. 282,900 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Yasamal raion | 381 ft (116 m) · 1.7 mi away · pop. 231,900 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Nərimanov raion | 63 ft (19 m) · 4.3 mi away · pop. 203,800 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
Other capitals on this site
- Yerevan, Armenia — 3,270 ft, 281 mi away
- Manama, Bahrain — 30 ft, 979 mi away
- Kabul, Afghanistan — 5,900 ft, 1,131 mi away
- Minsk, Belarus — 713 ft, 1,393 mi away
- Tirana, Albania — 355 ft, 1,562 mi away
- All world capitals · Boiling point at 10 ft · Elevation from coordinates · Compare Baku with another place
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Baku?
The center of Baku is about 10 ft (3 m) above sea level, from Terrain Tiles at the city coordinates. Within 5 km of the center the sampled ground ranges from -96 to 663 ft.
How high above sea level is Baku in meters?
About 3 m at the city center. The sampled average within 5 km is 38 m.
What temperature does water boil at in Baku?
At 10 ft, water boils at about 212.0 °F (100.0 °C) and standard air pressure is 29.91 inHg (1,013 hPa), so each breath holds about 100% of the oxygen it would at sea level.
How high is the airport serving Baku?
Zabrat Airport (ZXT), 12 mi from the center, is at 36 ft (11 m), per OurAirports.
Sources
- Terrain Tiles by Mapzen, hosted on AWS Open Data — city-center elevation and sampled range (data: GMTED2010 terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey)
- Natural Earth 1:10m land polygons (coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling) — coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling
- Wikidata (elevation statements that cite a source; the cited source is listed with each value) — city coordinates, population and nearby places
- OurAirports open data — airport elevation
- U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA/NASA/USAF); water boiling point by the Antoine equation (Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry) — boiling point, air pressure and oxygen
How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made