Magtymguly climate — normals and trends
Magtymguly (Turkmenistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 285 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Magtymguly averages 54 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Magtymguly has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 37 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 6 July 2005) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 25 January 1972).
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
MagtymgulyBalkan
- coords
- 38.44°, 56.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
285mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
105 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.7 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
44.4 °C
6 July 2005
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
25 January 1972
Wettest day
55 mm
19 July 1981
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
16 February 2004
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
16 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
17 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
25 January 1972
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
12 February 1980
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 July 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 44 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 21 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Magtymguly?
Magtymguly has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 285 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Magtymguly?
The hottest day measured in Magtymguly between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2005, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Magtymguly?
The coldest day measured in Magtymguly between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1972, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Magtymguly?
Yes. Magtymguly gets on average 28.7 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Magtymguly warmed?
Yes: Magtymguly warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Magtymguly?
The wettest day measured in Magtymguly between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1981, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Magtymguly?
The windiest day measured in Magtymguly between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2004, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Magtymguly?
The warmest month in Magtymguly is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Magtymguly?
Magtymguly receives on average 285 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Magtymguly?
Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Magtymguly between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1980, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Magtymguly?
Yes: Magtymguly has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Magtymguly?
In Magtymguly, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 17 August 2015, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 25 January 1972.
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