Änew weather in August

In August, Änew sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Änew's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Änew's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Änew is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Änew reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Änew

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Änew weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 306.22.59.72.2
Feb11° / 438.12.710.53.0
Mar17° / 6110.20.811.75.4
Apr23° / 12°4680137.1
May30° / 18°234.40146.0
Jun35° / 23°41.3014.63.2
Jul37° / 25°20.3014.41.8
Aug36° / 24°20.3013.52.7
Sep31° / 19°30.6012.36.1
Oct24° / 12°102.70118.6
Nov16° / 2550.5105.6
Dec10° / 225.11.49.42.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Änew gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
31
41
51
61
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741871
2741871
3761761
4761761
5761761
6771661
7781651
8791551
9791551
10801451
11801451
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:138:11
213.96:138:10
313.96:148:09
413.96:158:08
513.96:168:07
613.86:178:06
713.86:188:05
813.86:198:04
913.76:208:03
1013.76:208:02
1113.76:218:01
1213.66:227:59
1313.66:237:58
1413.56:247:57
1513.56:257:56
1613.56:267:54
1713.46:277:53
1813.46:287:52
1913.46:287:50
2013.36:297:49
2113.36:307:48
2213.36:317:46
2313.26:327:45
2413.26:337:43
2513.16:347:42
2613.16:357:40
2713.16:367:39
2813.06:367:37
2913.06:377:36
3012.96:387:34
3112.96:397:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
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296.4Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Änew

In seasonPeak

In August, Änew sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Änew sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Änew?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Änew. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Änew in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Änew sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Änew in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Änew peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Änew in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Änew is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1636 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Änew?

Änew sits at 37.9°N, 58.5°E, 247 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Ashgabat, 14 km away.

DargazShīrvānQūchānBäherden

Topography around Änew

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Änew.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Änew has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 254 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,876 m.

The land around Änew is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
690 m
80 km
2,876 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ashgabat 14 km · Abadan 34 km · Arkadag 44 km · Gökdepe 57 km · Dargaz 72 km · Shīrvān 75 km · Qūchān 87 km · Bäherden 113 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,540
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Änew (37.8875°, 58.516°, elevation 247 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).