Türkmenbaşy climate — normals and trends
Türkmenbaşy (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 122 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Türkmenbaşy averages 23 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.
Türkmenbaşy has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 1 July 2018) and the coldest -17.9 °C (on 11 February 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
TürkmenbaşyBalkan
- coords
- 40.02°, 52.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
122mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
31 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
43.4 °C
1 July 2018
Coldest day
-17.9 °C
11 February 1969
Wettest day
70 mm
21 July 1976
Windiest day
64.3 km/h
4 December 2015
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
4 December 2015
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
14 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-25.9 °C
11 February 1969
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
23 January 1959
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 July 1947
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 | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 40 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Türkmenbaşy?
Türkmenbaşy has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 122 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Türkmenbaşy?
The hottest day measured in Türkmenbaşy between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2018, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Türkmenbaşy?
The coldest day measured in Türkmenbaşy between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Türkmenbaşy?
Yes. Türkmenbaşy gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Türkmenbaşy warmed?
Yes: Türkmenbaşy warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Türkmenbaşy?
The wettest day measured in Türkmenbaşy between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1976, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Türkmenbaşy?
The windiest day measured in Türkmenbaşy between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 2015, with winds reaching 64.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Türkmenbaşy?
The warmest month in Türkmenbaşy is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Türkmenbaşy?
Türkmenbaşy receives on average 122 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Türkmenbaşy?
Türkmenbaşy 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 Türkmenbaşy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Türkmenbaşy between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1959, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Türkmenbaşy?
Yes: Türkmenbaşy has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Türkmenbaşy?
In Türkmenbaşy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 14 July 2018, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 11 February 1969.
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