Bäherden climate — normals and trends
Bäherden (Turkmenistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 198 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Bäherden averages 42 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Bäherden has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 57 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 26 June 1985) and the coldest -21.3 °C (on 12 February 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
BäherdenAhal
- coords
- 38.44°, 57.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
198mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
113 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
46.5 °C
26 June 1985
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
12 February 1969
Wettest day
38 mm
19 July 1981
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
30 March 1998
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
30 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
6 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-27.3 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
3 February 2011
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 23 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 19.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +6.3 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 39.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 38.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 26 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bäherden?
Bäherden has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bäherden?
The hottest day measured in Bäherden between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1985, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bäherden?
The coldest day measured in Bäherden between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bäherden?
Yes. Bäherden gets on average 20.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Bäherden warmed?
Yes: Bäherden warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bäherden?
The wettest day measured in Bäherden between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1981, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bäherden?
The windiest day measured in Bäherden between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1998, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bäherden?
The warmest month in Bäherden is July (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bäherden?
Bäherden receives on average 198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bäherden?
Bäherden gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bäherden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bäherden between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2011, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bäherden?
Yes: Bäherden has on average 113 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bäherden?
In Bäherden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 6 July 2021, and the lowest was -27.3 °C on 27 January 1969.
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