Gökdepe climate — normals and trends
Gökdepe (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 208 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gökdepe averages 49 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Gökdepe has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 15 July 2018) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 16 January 1950).
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
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- coords
- 38.16°, 57.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
208mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
45.5 °C
15 July 2018
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
16 January 1950
Wettest day
34 mm
19 February 1966
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
6 April 2014
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
30 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
6 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-25.8 °C
26 January 1969
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
1 March 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 May 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 | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 8.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 25 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 19.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 9 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 38.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gökdepe?
Gökdepe has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 208 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gökdepe?
The hottest day measured in Gökdepe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2018, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gökdepe?
The coldest day measured in Gökdepe between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1950, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gökdepe?
Yes. Gökdepe gets on average 22.2 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Gökdepe warmed?
Yes: Gökdepe warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gökdepe?
The wettest day measured in Gökdepe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1966, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gökdepe?
The windiest day measured in Gökdepe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2014, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gökdepe?
The warmest month in Gökdepe is July (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gökdepe?
Gökdepe receives on average 208 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gökdepe?
Gökdepe 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 Gökdepe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gökdepe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1948, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gökdepe?
Yes: Gökdepe has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gökdepe?
In Gökdepe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 6 July 2021, and the lowest was -25.8 °C on 26 January 1969.
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