Jebel climate — normals and trends
Jebel (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 157 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 (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Jebel averages 54 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 37 rainy days per year.
Jebel has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 5 July 2021) and the coldest -22.9 °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
JebelBalkan
- coords
- 39.63°, 54.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
157mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
113 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
37 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
46.0 °C
5 July 2021
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
6 January 1969
Wettest day
59 mm
12 July 1944
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
17 March 1948
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
17 March 1948
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
13 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
6 January 1969
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
28 March 1943
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 25 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 27 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 41 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 38.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 45 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jebel?
Jebel has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 157 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jebel?
The hottest day measured in Jebel between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2021, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jebel?
The coldest day measured in Jebel between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1969, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Jebel?
Yes. Jebel gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Jebel warmed?
Yes: Jebel warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jebel?
The wettest day measured in Jebel between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1944, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jebel?
The windiest day measured in Jebel between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1948, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jebel?
The warmest month in Jebel is July (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Jebel?
Jebel receives on average 157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 37 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jebel?
Jebel gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jebel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jebel between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1943, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jebel?
Yes: Jebel has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jebel?
In Jebel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 13 July 2018, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 6 January 1969.
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