Yolöten climate — normals and trends
Yolöten (Turkmenistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 176 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Yolöten averages 42 frost days, 141 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.
Yolöten has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 52 to 32 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.5 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -29.3 °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
YolötenMary
- coords
- 37.30°, 62.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
176mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
141 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
35 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
8.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.013
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
47.5 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
7 January 1969
Wettest day
41 mm
30 April 1985
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
13 March 2014
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
13 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
6 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-35.0 °C
7 January 1969
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
25 January 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 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 | 10.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 46 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 20.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 25 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +5.7 °C | 20 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 40.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yolöten?
Yolöten has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 176 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yolöten?
The hottest day measured in Yolöten between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yolöten?
The coldest day measured in Yolöten between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1969, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Yolöten?
Yes. Yolöten gets on average 19.4 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Yolöten warmed?
Yes: Yolöten warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yolöten?
The wettest day measured in Yolöten between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1985, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yolöten?
The windiest day measured in Yolöten between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2014, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yolöten?
The warmest month in Yolöten is July (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Yolöten?
Yolöten receives on average 176 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yolöten?
Yolöten 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 Yolöten?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yolöten between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yolöten?
Yes: Yolöten has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yolöten?
In Yolöten, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 6 July 1998, and the lowest was -35.0 °C on 7 January 1969.
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