Arkadag in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Arkadag sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 233 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Arkadag's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arkadag's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 233 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.2; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Arkadag in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Arkadag reaches about 18°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Arkadag

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Arkadag weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / -3°	33	6.2	4.5	9.7	0.4
Feb	7° / -2°	52	8.8	5.4	10.5	1.0
Mar	12° / 3°	82	12.2	4.5	11.7	3.2
Apr	19° / 8°	88	12.7	1.1	13	5.6
May	24° / 13°	63	11.4	0.1	14	6.9
Jun	29° / 18°	22	5.7	0	14.6	6.5
Jul	32° / 20°	8	1.9	0	14.4	5.6
Aug	31° / 19°	7	1.5	0	13.5	6.2
Sep	26° / 15°	11	2.8	0	12.3	8.4
Oct	20° / 9°	17	4.2	0	11	7.7
Nov	13° / 4°	31	5.6	1.6	9.9	4.1
Dec	8° / -1°	24	5	3.1	9.4	1.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Arkadag gets around 233 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Arkadag

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In spring, Arkadag overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arkadag sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Arkadag?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Arkadag for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arkadag in Spring

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

In spring, Arkadag sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arkadag in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arkadag peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	6	8	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Arkadag in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Arkadag is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	20	28	28	27	27	30	29	34	28	22	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Arkadag?

Arkadag sits at 38.1°N, 58.1°E, 229 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Abadan, 12 km away.

Topography around Arkadag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkadag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,007 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,892 m.

The land around Arkadag is covered by bare terrain (35%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

81 m

bare terrain 35%

16 km

2,007 m

grassland 38%

80 km

2,892 m

grassland 39%

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Spring weather nearby: Abadan 12 km · Gökdepe 13 km · Ashgabat 31 km · Änew 44 km · Bäherden 69 km · Shīrvān 76 km · Bojnūrd 93 km · Qūchān 114 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

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 Arkadag (38.0713°, 58.0656°, elevation 229 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.