Çaşgyn climate — normals and trends
Çaşgyn (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 147 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Çaşgyn averages 49 frost days, 140 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Çaşgyn has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.9 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -24.1 °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
ÇaşgynMary
- coords
- 37.80°, 61.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
147mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
140 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.015
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
47.9 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
26 January 1969
Wettest day
41 mm
2 February 2009
Windiest day
52.9 km/h
23 April 1945
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
17 October 2017
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
6 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
2 February 1972
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
20 February 1951
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 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 | 10.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 28 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 20.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 25 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 40.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 38.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 19.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Çaşgyn?
Çaşgyn has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 147 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Çaşgyn?
The hottest day measured in Çaşgyn between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 47.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Çaşgyn?
The coldest day measured in Çaşgyn between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Çaşgyn?
Yes. Çaşgyn gets on average 14.6 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Çaşgyn warmed?
Yes: Çaşgyn warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Çaşgyn?
The wettest day measured in Çaşgyn between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 2009, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Çaşgyn?
The windiest day measured in Çaşgyn between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1945, with winds reaching 52.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Çaşgyn?
The warmest month in Çaşgyn is July (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Çaşgyn?
Çaşgyn receives on average 147 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Çaşgyn?
Çaşgyn 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 Çaşgyn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Çaşgyn between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1951, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Çaşgyn?
Yes: Çaşgyn has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Çaşgyn?
In Çaşgyn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 6 July 1998, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 2 February 1972.
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