Climate averages 1991–2020
Balkanabat weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Balkanabat: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 54 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Türkmenbaşy (133 km away). In June its highs average 30.4°C, 5.3°C cooler than Balkanabat, with 5.3 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Turkmenistan, Balkanabat ranks 4th of 7 for the warmest June highs and 7th of 7 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 7 cities is 34.6°C; Balkanabat is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 38.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 5.5 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 35.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 5.5 | 1.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Türkmenbaşy in JuneTurkmenistan · 133 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Gonbad-e Kāvūs in JuneIran · 261 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 19.6°C · 27 mm rain
- Behshahr in JuneIran · 321 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Bojnūrd in JuneIran · 343 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Sari in JuneIran · 347 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 45 mm rain
- Shahrud in JuneIran · 348 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Bābol in JuneIran · 361 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 19.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Qā’em Shahr in JuneIran · 363 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 40 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.