Saýat climate — normals and trends
Saýat (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 144 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 (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Saýat averages 55 frost days, 137 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Saýat between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.6 °C (on 9 July 1944) and the coldest -23.1 °C (on 7 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
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- coords
- 38.78°, 63.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
144mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
137 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
31 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
48.6 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest day
-23.1 °C
7 January 1969
Wettest day
41 mm
14 April 1969
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
8 June 2002
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
20 April 1958
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
7 January 1969
Snowiest day
11.1 cm
18 January 1982
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 55 mm | +31 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 6 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 26 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 40.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saýat?
Saýat has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 144 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saýat?
The hottest day measured in Saýat between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, reaching 48.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saýat?
The coldest day measured in Saýat between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1969, at -23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Saýat?
Yes. Saýat gets on average 10.3 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Saýat warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Saýat.
What is the wettest day in Saýat?
The wettest day measured in Saýat between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1969, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saýat?
The windiest day measured in Saýat between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2002, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saýat?
The warmest month in Saýat is July (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Saýat?
Saýat receives on average 144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saýat?
Saýat 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 Saýat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Saýat between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1982, with 11.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Saýat?
Yes: Saýat has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saýat?
In Saýat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 29 July 1983, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 7 January 1969.
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