Abadan climate — normals and trends
Abadan (Turkmenistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 340 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Abadan averages 62 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Abadan has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 78 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 6 July 2021) and the coldest -19.4 °C (on 26 January 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbadanAhal
- coords
- 38.05°, 58.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
340mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
62 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
101 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.0 °C
6 July 2021
Coldest day
-19.4 °C
26 January 1969
Wettest day
36 mm
19 February 1966
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
6 April 2014
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
30 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
6 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-24.4 °C
26 January 1969
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
1 March 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 28 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +5.6 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 9 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 36.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 32 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abadan?
Abadan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 340 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abadan?
The hottest day measured in Abadan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2021, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abadan?
The coldest day measured in Abadan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, at -19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Abadan?
Yes. Abadan gets on average 43.4 cm of snow per year and has around 62 frost days.
Has the climate of Abadan warmed?
Yes: Abadan warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abadan?
The wettest day measured in Abadan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1966, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abadan?
The windiest day measured in Abadan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2014, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abadan?
The warmest month in Abadan is July (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Abadan?
Abadan receives on average 340 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abadan?
Abadan gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abadan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abadan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1948, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abadan?
Yes: Abadan has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abadan?
In Abadan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 6 July 2021, and the lowest was -24.4 °C on 26 January 1969.
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