Gubadag climate — normals and trends
Gubadag (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 94 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gubadag averages 108 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Gubadag has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 102 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -31.1 °C (on 24 January 1973).
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
GubadagDasoguz
- coords
- 42.08°, 59.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
94mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
31.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.7 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.026
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
46.7 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
24 January 1973
Wettest day
35 mm
29 March 1981
Windiest day
49.5 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
27 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
21 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
24 January 1973
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
24 January 1959
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 | 4.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 15 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 36.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gubadag?
Gubadag has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 94 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gubadag?
The hottest day measured in Gubadag between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gubadag?
The coldest day measured in Gubadag between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1973, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gubadag?
Yes. Gubadag gets on average 13.7 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Gubadag warmed?
Yes: Gubadag warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gubadag?
The wettest day measured in Gubadag between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1981, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gubadag?
The windiest day measured in Gubadag between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gubadag?
The warmest month in Gubadag is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gubadag?
Gubadag receives on average 94 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gubadag?
Gubadag gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gubadag?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gubadag between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1959, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gubadag?
Yes: Gubadag has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gubadag?
In Gubadag, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 21 July 2018, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 24 January 1973.
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