Türkmengala climate — normals and trends
Türkmengala (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 158 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 (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Türkmengala averages 47 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Türkmengala between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -26.4 °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
TürkmengalaMary
- coords
- 37.42°, 62.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
158mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 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
47.7 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
7 January 1969
Wettest day
47 mm
30 April 1985
Windiest day
47.6 km/h
17 February 1946
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
17 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
7 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
7 January 1969
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
25 January 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 46 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 19.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 39.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Türkmengala?
Türkmengala has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 158 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Türkmengala?
The hottest day measured in Türkmengala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Türkmengala?
The coldest day measured in Türkmengala between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1969, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Türkmengala?
Yes. Türkmengala gets on average 16.8 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Türkmengala warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Türkmengala.
What is the wettest day in Türkmengala?
The wettest day measured in Türkmengala between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1985, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Türkmengala?
The windiest day measured in Türkmengala between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1946, with winds reaching 47.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Türkmengala?
The warmest month in Türkmengala is July (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Türkmengala?
Türkmengala receives on average 158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Türkmengala?
Türkmengala gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Türkmengala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Türkmengala between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Türkmengala?
Yes: Türkmengala has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Türkmengala?
In Türkmengala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 7 July 2021, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 7 January 1969.
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