The most comfortable time to visit Ashgabat is from April to mid May, and again from mid September to mid October. For sun, aim for mid August to mid September; for walking, go from October to mid November.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, go from mid August to mid September, with a second spell from late May to June. It peaks in late August, at 73. Avoid November to mid March for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in August, when the sky is typically 18% covered at midday (mostly clear).
The being outside season here runs from April to mid May, with a second spell from mid September to mid October. It peaks in late September, at 75. The weakest stretch is from mid December to January, when it drops to 3, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, go from October to mid November, with a second spell from March to mid April. It peaks in mid October, at 79. Avoid mid June to mid August for this: it falls to 1, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Ashgabat over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Ashgabat has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in September, the driest month, to 11% in February, the wettest. Winds in Ashgabat are highest in June, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Ashgabat come in August, when the sky is typically 19% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
Month by month Ashgabat climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | 1°C | 3°C | 6% | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| February | 9°C | 3°C | 5°C | 11% | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| March | 15°C | 8°C | 11°C | 11% | 64% | 3.4 m/s | 31 | 3 | 65 |
| April | 22°C | 13°C | 18°C | 10% | 60% | 3.6 m/s | 64 | 17 | 64 |
| May | 28°C | 20°C | 25°C | 11% | 52% | 3.6 m/s | 60 | 48 | 32 |
| June | 34°C | 25°C | 31°C | 3% | 33% | 3.8 m/s | 23 | 64 | 6 |
| July | 37°C | 27°C | 33°C | 2% | 27% | 3.8 m/s | 10 | 45 | 2 |
| August | 34°C | 24°C | 31°C | 2% | 19% | 3.4 m/s | 23 | 66 | 5 |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 25°C | 1% | 21% | 3.2 m/s | 64 | 55 | 31 |
| October | 21°C | 12°C | 17°C | 5% | 38% | 2.8 m/s | 65 | 10 | 75 |
| November | 14°C | 6°C | 10°C | 5% | 49% | 2.6 m/s | 28 | 1 | 64 |
| December | 8°C | 2°C | 4°C | 6% | 64% | 2.7 m/s | 8 | 0 | 32 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ashgabat weather by season
Year round, Ashgabat has days of about 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 37°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ashgabat weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Ashgabat has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Ashgabat weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Ashgabat has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Ashgabat weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Ashgabat has typical daily highs of about 35°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Ashgabat weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Ashgabat has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ashgabat?
Ashgabat has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in September, the driest month, to 11% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Ashgabat windiest?
Winds in Ashgabat are highest in June, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Ashgabat year round?
The average temperature in Ashgabat over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.
Where to go instead in late January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.