Climate averages 1991–2020
Balkanabat weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Balkanabat: daytime highs average 38.2°C and nights cool to about 27.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 5.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 40 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Türkmenbaşy (133 km away). In July its highs average 33.4°C, 4.8°C cooler than Balkanabat, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Turkmenistan, Balkanabat ranks 1st of 7 for the warmest July highs and 7th of 7 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 7 cities is 36.8°C; Balkanabat is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.5 mm to 2.8 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Balkanabat climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 8.9 | 2.4 | 9.710 h |
| February | 10.3°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 11 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| March | 16.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 23.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 20 | 4.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 30.1°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 11 | 3.0 | 14.314 h |
| June | 35.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 5.5 | 1.5 | 14.915 h |
| July, selected | 38.2°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 5.5 | 0.8 | 14.715 h |
| August | 37.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 13.714 h |
| September | 31.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 5.5 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 23.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 12 | 2.3 | 11.211 h |
| November | 14.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 9.3°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 7.6 | 2.2 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Türkmenbaşy in JulyTurkmenistan · 133 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 25.8°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Gonbad-e Kāvūs in JulyIran · 261 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Behshahr in JulyIran · 321 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Bojnūrd in JulyIran · 343 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.2°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Sari in JulyIran · 347 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Shahrud in JulyIran · 348 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Bābol in JulyIran · 361 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Qā’em Shahr in JulyIran · 363 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.3°C · 53 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balkanabat) is explained once on the Balkanabat year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.