What to do in Baku when it rains
Rainy days suit Baku: trade the streets for its galleries and museums, a sheltered market, and a café where you can watch the weather go by.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Heydar Aliyev Center 1 Heydər Əliyev prospekti, Bakı 1033, Azerbaijan
- Palace of the Shirvanshahs 9R8M+J6F, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan Carpet Museum 28 Mikayıl Hüseynov Prospekti, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
- National Museum of History of Azerbaijan 4 Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev St, Baku 1005, Azerbaijan
- Museum of Modern Art 5 Yusuph Safarov, Bakı 1025, Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan State Museum of Art 9/11 Niyazi, Bakı, Azerbaijan
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Gazelli Art House Baku 172 Lev Tolstoy Street, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
- QGallery (Qiz Qalasi Art Gallery) 9R8P+JXJ, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Azərbaycan Rəssamlar İttifaqı / Union of Azerbaijan Artists 43 Xaqani Küçəsi, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
- Zaman Art Gallery İçəriŞəhər, 13 Sabir St, Baku 1095, Azerbaijan
- Frida Co. 20 Mardanov Gardashlary, Bakı 1005, Azerbaijan
- 27qm - Tarana's Small Gallery and Cafe 143A Neftçilər Prospekti, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- İçərişəhər 50 Boyuk Qala, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Nəriman Nərimanov Heykəli 9R9F+9QH, Nariman Narimanov Pros, Bakı 1006, Azerbaijan
- Shahidlar Monument 9R4H+7RR, Baku, Azerbaijan
- 20th January victims Monument 49 Najafgulu Rafiyev, Bakı 1025, Azerbaijan
- Nizami Ganjavi Monument 9R9P+R34, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Ismailiyya Palace 10, Istiglaliyyat Street Istiglaliyyat St, Baku, Azerbaijan
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Tarqovu 17b H. Z. Tağıyev, Bakı 1005, Azerbaijan
- Yaşıl Bazar 9VP3+4PC, Şah İsmayıl Xətai prospekti, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- شارع نظامي للتسوق 50 Nizami Küçəsi, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Nasimi Bazari 9RWR+77M, Baku, Azerbaijan
- AĞ Çiçəyim 191E Azadlıq Prospekti, Bakı 1007, Azerbaijan
- بداية نظامي 93d Nizami Küçəsi, Bakı, Azerbaijan
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Mari Vanna 93 Zərifə Əliyeva Küçəsi, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Tea Garden 145 3 Kichik Qala, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
- Gazelli Cafe 93 Nizami St, Baku 1000, Azerbaijan
- CupCup Coffee 37 Cəfər Cabbarlı küçəsi, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Starbucks 8 Məmmədəmin Rəsulzadə, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- United Coffee Beans 6 Yusif Məmmədəliyev, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Ganjlik Mall 14 Fətəli Xan Xoyski, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- 28 Mall 1014 15a, 4 Azadlıq Prospekti, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Crescent Mall Aypara Palace and Town" 66 Nasimi district, 68 Neftçilər Prospekti, Bakı 1000, Azerbaijan
- Dəniz Mall 26b Mikayıl Hüseynov Prospekti, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Port Baku Mall 151 Neftçilər Prospekti, Bakı, Azerbaijan
- Park Bulvar Baku, Azerbaijan
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