Ashgabat climate

Name: Ashgabat
Address: Karakum, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan · Karakum · 37.960° N, 58.326° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

Searing Karakum Desert capital with hot summers and cool winters.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 102°F / 39°C

Coldest month

January, 34°F / 1°C

Annual swing

68°F / 38°C

Wettest month

March

Driest month

September

Rain per year

9.3" / 237 mm

Snow per year

5.4" / 137 mm

Elevation

751 ft / 229 m

Time zone

Asia/Ashgabat

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	48 / 9	34 / 1	0.72 / 18	1.3 / 33	66%	3.1 / 5.0	42%
February	55 / 13	39 / 4	1.69 / 43	1.2 / 30	66%	3.7 / 6.0	49%
March	62 / 17	46 / 8	2.52 / 64	1.3 / 33	65%	4.2 / 6.8	57%
April	74 / 23	57 / 14	1.77 / 45	0.1 / 3	55%	4.4 / 7.1	52%
May	84 / 29	67 / 19	1.10 / 28	0.0 / 0	45%	4.6 / 7.4	38%
June	98 / 37	78 / 25	0.16 / 4	0.0 / 0	24%	5.3 / 8.5	13%
July	102 / 39	82 / 28	0.06 / 2	0.0 / 0	24%	5.6 / 9.0	10%
August	97 / 36	77 / 25	0.02 / 1	0.0 / 0	22%	5.2 / 8.4	7%
September	88 / 31	69 / 20	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	27%	4.2 / 6.8	5%
October	73 / 23	56 / 13	0.43 / 11	0.0 / 0	40%	3.2 / 5.1	23%
November	59 / 15	44 / 7	0.57 / 14	0.1 / 3	60%	3.0 / 4.8	41%
December	49 / 9	36 / 2	0.27 / 7	1.4 / 34	71%	2.8 / 4.5	51%

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