Turkmenabat climate — normals and trends
Turkmenabat (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 132 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Turkmenabat averages 63 frost days, 131 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Turkmenabat between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.2 °C (on 9 July 1944) and the coldest -23.7 °C (on 26 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
- 39.07°, 63.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
132mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
29.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
131 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 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
48.2 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest day
-23.7 °C
26 January 1969
Wettest day
32 mm
14 April 1969
Windiest day
48.9 km/h
25 February 1943
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
8 June 2002
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
26 January 1969
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
26 February 1978
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 43 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 19.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +4.5 °C | 14 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 39.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 36.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Turkmenabat?
Turkmenabat has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 132 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Turkmenabat?
The hottest day measured in Turkmenabat between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, reaching 48.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Turkmenabat?
The coldest day measured in Turkmenabat between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, at -23.7 °C.
Does it snow in Turkmenabat?
Yes. Turkmenabat gets on average 10.0 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Turkmenabat warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Turkmenabat.
What is the wettest day in Turkmenabat?
The wettest day measured in Turkmenabat between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1969, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Turkmenabat?
The windiest day measured in Turkmenabat between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1943, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Turkmenabat?
The warmest month in Turkmenabat is July (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Turkmenabat?
Turkmenabat receives on average 132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Turkmenabat?
Turkmenabat 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 Turkmenabat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Turkmenabat between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1978, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Turkmenabat?
Yes: Turkmenabat has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Turkmenabat?
In Turkmenabat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 9 July 1944, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 26 January 1969.
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