Mary (Merv) climate

Name: Mary (Merv)
Address: Karakum desert oasis, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan · Karakum desert oasis · 37.594° N, 61.831° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

Karakum oasis with searing 45C+ summers, frosty winters, and almost no rainfall year-round.

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, 104°F / 40°C

Coldest month

January, 31°F / -1°C

Annual swing

74°F / 41°C

Wettest month

March

Driest month

July

Rain per year

5.7" / 146 mm

Snow per year

3.3" / 85 mm

Elevation

738 ft / 225 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	51 / 11	31 / -1	0.46 / 12	1.2 / 30	67%	6.3 / 10.1	38%
February	59 / 15	37 / 3	1.06 / 27	1.1 / 27	61%	6.8 / 10.9	46%
March	68 / 20	46 / 8	1.46 / 37	0.2 / 5	56%	6.8 / 10.9	52%
April	79 / 26	56 / 13	1.24 / 31	0.0 / 0	46%	6.6 / 10.6	48%
May	89 / 32	65 / 18	0.52 / 13	0.0 / 0	35%	6.8 / 10.9	32%
June	101 / 38	75 / 24	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	18%	7.2 / 11.6	11%
July	104 / 40	79 / 26	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	18%	8.4 / 13.5	6%
August	98 / 37	73 / 23	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	19%	7.5 / 12.1	3%
September	89 / 32	63 / 17	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	22%	6.2 / 10.0	3%
October	75 / 24	50 / 10	0.27 / 7	0.0 / 0	36%	5.6 / 9.0	18%
November	61 / 16	40 / 4	0.42 / 11	0.1 / 2	56%	5.9 / 9.5	35%
December	53 / 11	34 / 1	0.29 / 7	0.9 / 22	66%	5.9 / 9.5	41%

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