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Monthly climate in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Balkanabat features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 131 mm (5.1 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Balkanabat enjoys an average of 3859 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 25 minutes to 14 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan §

The warmest months in Balkanabat are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 7 °C (41 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Balkanabat experiences 149 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 32 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average high 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Minimum -13°C
(8°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan §

Balkanabat usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Balkanabat are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 23 (0.9) 27 (1.1) 13 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 5 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan §

The sunniest months in Balkanabat are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Balkanabat: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 202 253 312 336 393 399 406 381 338 317 265 252
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 43m 10h 42m 11h 57m 13h 15m 14h 20m 14h 53m 14h 36m 13h 39m 12h 24m 11h 7m 9h 59m 9h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan §

Balkanabat experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Balkanabat UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Balkanabat, Turkmenistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 7 8 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 3