Arkadag climate — normals and trends
Arkadag (Turkmenistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 418 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Arkadag averages 82 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Arkadag has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 97 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 8 June 1942) and the coldest -22.8 °C (on 21 December 1948).
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
ArkadagAhal
- coords
- 38.07°, 58.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
418mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
39.8 °C
8 June 1942
Coldest day
-22.8 °C
21 December 1948
Wettest day
47 mm
25 April 2004
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
11 February 1987
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
30 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
16 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-28.2 °C
21 December 1948
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
1 March 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 44 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 37 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 39 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 11 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 45 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arkadag?
Arkadag has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 418 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arkadag?
The hottest day measured in Arkadag between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1942, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arkadag?
The coldest day measured in Arkadag between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1948, at -22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Arkadag?
Yes. Arkadag gets on average 56.5 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Arkadag warmed?
Yes: Arkadag warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arkadag?
The wettest day measured in Arkadag between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2004, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arkadag?
The windiest day measured in Arkadag between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1987, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arkadag?
The warmest month in Arkadag is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Arkadag?
Arkadag receives on average 418 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arkadag?
Arkadag 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 Arkadag?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arkadag between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1948, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arkadag?
Yes: Arkadag has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arkadag?
In Arkadag, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 16 July 1995, and the lowest was -28.2 °C on 21 December 1948.
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