Gumdag climate — normals and trends
Gumdag (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 154 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gumdag averages 51 frost days, 127 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Gumdag has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 5 July 2021) and the coldest -22.1 °C (on 6 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
GumdagBalkan
- coords
- 39.21°, 54.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
154mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
127 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
47.7 °C
5 July 2021
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
6 January 1969
Wettest day
74 mm
8 September 1963
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
12 November 1952
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
30 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
1 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
12 February 1969
Snowiest day
10.1 cm
29 November 1993
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 28 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 18.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 35 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 44 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 39.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 39.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 10.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gumdag?
Gumdag has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 154 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gumdag?
The hottest day measured in Gumdag between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2021, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gumdag?
The coldest day measured in Gumdag between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1969, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gumdag?
Yes. Gumdag gets on average 6.4 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Gumdag warmed?
Yes: Gumdag warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gumdag?
The wettest day measured in Gumdag between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1963, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gumdag?
The windiest day measured in Gumdag between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1952, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gumdag?
The warmest month in Gumdag is July (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gumdag?
Gumdag receives on average 154 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gumdag?
Gumdag gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gumdag?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gumdag between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1993, with 10.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gumdag?
Yes: Gumdag has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gumdag?
In Gumdag, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 1 July 2015, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 12 February 1969.
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