climigo

Turkmenistan

When to go?

The best months are April–May, September–October. Avoid June–August (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

IranAfghanistanTajikistanKazakhstanUzbekistanAshgabatAshgabatAshgabatMaryMaryMaryTürkmenbaşyTürkmenbaşyTürkmenbaşyKöneürgençKöneürgençKöneürgençMervMervMerv

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 8°−2°
February 10°0°
March 17°5°
April 24°11°
May 31°17°
June 36°22°
July 38°24° extreme heat
August 37°22°
September 31°16°
October 23°10°
November 15°3°
December 9°0°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−1.6 · 7.5 °CJanuary: −1.6 · 7.5 °C−0.1 · 10.1 °CFebruary: −0.1 · 10.1 °C5.0 · 16.8 °CMarch: 5.0 · 16.8 °C11.1 · 24.3 °CApril: 11.1 · 24.3 °C16.9 · 31.0 °CMay: 16.9 · 31.0 °C21.6 · 36.4 °CJune: 21.6 · 36.4 °C23.6 · 38.3 °CJuly: 23.6 · 38.3 °C21.6 · 37.0 °CAugust: 21.6 · 37.0 °C16.0 · 31.2 °CSeptember: 16.0 · 31.2 °C9.5 · 23.4 °COctober: 9.5 · 23.4 °C3.4 · 14.7 °CNovember: 3.4 · 14.7 °C−0.4 · 8.9 °CDecember: −0.4 · 8.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −1.6 – 7.5 °C
Feb −0.1 – 10.1 °C
Mar 5.0 – 16.8 °C
Apr 11.1 – 24.3 °C
May 16.9 – 31.0 °C
Jun 21.6 – 36.4 °C
Jul 23.6 – 38.3 °C
Aug 21.6 – 37.0 °C
Sep 16.0 – 31.2 °C
Oct 9.5 – 23.4 °C
Nov 3.4 – 14.7 °C
Dec −0.4 – 8.9 °C

How much it rains

January 17 mm3 d
February 23 mm4 d
March 28 mm5 d
April 22 mm3 d
May 12 mm2 d
June 3 mm0 d
July 2 mm0 d
August 1 mm0 d
September 2 mm0 d
October 7 mm1 d
November 13 mm3 d
December 13 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 17 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day28 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 28 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day22 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 22 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a day12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 3 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 2 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 1 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 2 mm · 0 rain days7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a dayOctober: 7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a day13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 17 mm3 d
Feb 23 mm4 d
Mar 28 mm5 d
Apr 22 mm3 d
May 12 mm2 d
Jun 3 mm0 d
Jul 2 mm0 d
Aug 1 mm0 d
Sep 2 mm0 d
Oct 7 mm1 d
Nov 13 mm3 d
Dec 13 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 44
February 10 h 45
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 13
May 14 h 18
June 14 h 53
July 14 h 38
August 13 h 42
September 12 h 28
October 11 h 13
November 10 h 04
December 9 h 28

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities