Balkanabat weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · small town · cold desert climate

The best time to visit Balkanabat is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and October close behind. Balkanabat averages about 3,001 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

3,001

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

146 mm

Snow / year

≈17 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

88k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Balkanabat?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Balkanabat is September, then May and October. The dullest month is January (0/100, 12 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Balkanabat?

Balkanabat is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,001 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate September (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 6 destinations in Turkmenistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,076 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 43% of the annual 146 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Sari Iran · 349 km · best in May · 2,451 h sun/yr
• Baku Azerbaijan · 364 km · best in Jun · 2,222 h sun/yr
• Ashgabat Turkmenistan · 406 km · best in Sep · 3,046 h sun/yr
• Rasht Iran · 478 km · best in May · 1,915 h sun/yr
• Aktau Kazakhstan · 532 km · best in Sep · 2,608 h sun/yr
• Tehran Iran · 545 km · best in May · 3,219 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Turkmenbaşy Turkmenistan · 111 km · 2,777 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Bojnord Iran · 363 km · 3,090 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Nowshahr Iran · 412 km · 2,200 h sun/yr · best in May