Turkmenbaşy weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · small town · cold desert climate

The best time to visit Turkmenbaşy is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and May close behind. Turkmenbaşy averages about 2,777 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,777

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

116 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

92k

Elevation

75 m

When is the best time to visit Turkmenbaşy?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Turkmenbaşy is June, then September and May. 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 Turkmenbaşy?

Turkmenbaşy gets a lot of sun: around 2,777 hours a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate June (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 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 41% of the annual 116 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Baku Azerbaijan · 255 km · best in Jun · 2,222 h sun/yr
• Sari Iran · 380 km · best in May · 2,451 h sun/yr
• Rasht Iran · 423 km · best in May · 1,915 h sun/yr
• Aktau Kazakhstan · 451 km · best in Sep · 2,608 h sun/yr
• Ashgabat Turkmenistan · 517 km · best in Sep · 3,046 h sun/yr
• Makhachkala Russia · 541 km · best in Jul · 2,061 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Balkanabat Turkmenistan · 111 km · 3,001 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Lankaran Azerbaijan · 389 km · 2,310 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Nowshahr Iran · 401 km · 2,200 h sun/yr · best in May
• Ramsar Iran · 405 km · 2,569 h sun/yr · best in May