Ashgabat weather in September
In September, Ashgabat sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ashgabat's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashgabat's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 31°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 19°
- 9th coldest
- Rainfall
- 3 mm
- 0.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 12 min
- 6:54 AM – 7:08 PM
- Cloud cover
- 11%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 7th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.55 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.1
- out of 10
Ashgabat is capital city of Turkmenistan.
- Air quality
- Elevated
- PM2.5 22.1 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 1,346/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1881
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in September
Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.
A typical September day in Ashgabat reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 21 |
| 2 | 34 | 21 |
| 3 | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | 34 | 21 |
| 5 | 33 | 21 |
| 6 | 33 | 20 |
| 7 | 33 | 20 |
| 8 | 33 | 20 |
| 9 | 33 | 20 |
| 10 | 32 | 20 |
| 11 | 32 | 20 |
| 12 | 32 | 19 |
| 13 | 32 | 19 |
| 14 | 32 | 19 |
| 15 | 31 | 19 |
| 16 | 31 | 19 |
| 17 | 31 | 18 |
| 18 | 31 | 18 |
| 19 | 30 | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 18 |
| 21 | 30 | 18 |
| 22 | 30 | 17 |
| 23 | 29 | 17 |
| 24 | 29 | 17 |
| 25 | 29 | 17 |
| 26 | 29 | 16 |
| 27 | 28 | 16 |
| 28 | 28 | 16 |
| 29 | 28 | 16 |
| 30 | 28 | 16 |
How September really feels in Ashgabat
Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Ashgabat weather by month
How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / 1° | 30 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 11° / 2° | 43 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 17° / 7° | 61 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 23° / 12° | 46 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 7.1 |
| May | 30° / 18° | 23 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 35° / 23° | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 14.6 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 37° / 25° | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 14.4 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 36° / 24° | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 13.5 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 31° / 19° | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 24° / 12° | 10 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 | 8.6 |
| Nov | 16° / 6° | 25 | 5 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 10° / 2° | 22 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 2.7 |
Cloud cover in September
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in September.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 |
| Cloudier (%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | 3 |
| 2 | 97 | 3 |
| 3 | 97 | 3 |
| 4 | 97 | 3 |
| 5 | 97 | 3 |
| 6 | 97 | 3 |
| 7 | 97 | 3 |
| 8 | 97 | 3 |
| 9 | 97 | 3 |
| 10 | 97 | 3 |
| 11 | 97 | 3 |
| 12 | 97 | 3 |
| 13 | 96 | 4 |
| 14 | 96 | 4 |
| 15 | 96 | 4 |
| 16 | 96 | 4 |
| 17 | 96 | 4 |
| 18 | 96 | 4 |
| 19 | 96 | 4 |
| 20 | 94 | 6 |
| 21 | 94 | 6 |
| 22 | 94 | 6 |
| 23 | 94 | 6 |
| 24 | 93 | 7 |
| 25 | 92 | 8 |
| 26 | 92 | 8 |
| 27 | 92 | 8 |
| 28 | 92 | 8 |
| 29 | 90 | 10 |
| 30 | 90 | 10 |
Chance of precipitation in September
Ashgabat gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 21 | 3 |
| 22 | 3 |
| 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 4 |
| 25 | 4 |
| 26 | 4 |
| 27 | 5 |
| 28 | 5 |
| 29 | 5 |
| 30 | 6 |
Humidity in September
Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Comfortable (%) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Humid (%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | 88 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 88 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | 87 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 87 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | 87 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 86 | 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 86 | 12 | 2 |
| 14 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 15 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 17 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 19 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | 88 | 11 | 1 |
| 21 | 88 | 11 | 1 |
| 22 | 89 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | 91 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | 91 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | 93 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | 93 | 7 | 0 |
Wind in September
Winds average 9 km/h in September.
Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 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) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 9 | calm |
| 10 | 9 | calm |
| 11 | 9 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 8 | calm |
| 30 | 8 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in September
Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:45 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:40 | 6:41 | 6:42 | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:47 | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:06 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:32 | 7:30 | 7:29 | 7:27 | 7:26 | 7:24 | 7:23 | 7:21 | 7:19 | 7:18 | 7:16 | 7:15 | 7:13 | 7:11 | 7:10 | 7:08 | 7:06 | 7:05 | 7:03 | 7:02 | 7:00 | 6:58 | 6:57 | 6:55 | 6:53 | 6:52 | 6:50 | 6:49 | 6:47 | 6:45 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.9 | 6:40 | 7:32 |
| 2 | 12.8 | 6:41 | 7:30 |
| 3 | 12.8 | 6:42 | 7:29 |
| 4 | 12.7 | 6:43 | 7:27 |
| 5 | 12.7 | 6:44 | 7:26 |
| 6 | 12.7 | 6:45 | 7:24 |
| 7 | 12.6 | 6:46 | 7:23 |
| 8 | 12.6 | 6:47 | 7:21 |
| 9 | 12.5 | 6:47 | 7:19 |
| 10 | 12.5 | 6:48 | 7:18 |
| 11 | 12.4 | 6:49 | 7:16 |
| 12 | 12.4 | 6:50 | 7:15 |
| 13 | 12.4 | 6:51 | 7:13 |
| 14 | 12.3 | 6:52 | 7:11 |
| 15 | 12.3 | 6:53 | 7:10 |
| 16 | 12.2 | 6:54 | 7:08 |
| 17 | 12.2 | 6:54 | 7:06 |
| 18 | 12.2 | 6:55 | 7:05 |
| 19 | 12.1 | 6:56 | 7:03 |
| 20 | 12.1 | 6:57 | 7:02 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:58 | 7:00 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:59 | 6:58 |
| 23 | 11.9 | 7:00 | 6:57 |
| 24 | 11.9 | 7:01 | 6:55 |
| 25 | 11.9 | 7:02 | 6:53 |
| 26 | 11.8 | 7:02 | 6:52 |
| 27 | 11.8 | 7:03 | 6:50 |
| 28 | 11.7 | 7:04 | 6:49 |
| 29 | 11.7 | 7:05 | 6:47 |
| 30 | 11.7 | 7:06 | 6:45 |
Solar energy in September
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.55 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 — September's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.8 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Ashgabat
In September, Ashgabat sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Ashgabat sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.
Is September a good time to visit Ashgabat?
Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
September is a reasonable time to visit Ashgabat for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Ashgabat in September
From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In September, Ashgabat sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.
UV index in Ashgabat in September
Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ashgabat 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 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 | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Ashgabat in September
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Ashgabat is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ashgabat's WHO annual average of 22.1 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 14 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 15 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Moderate |
| Feb | 18 | Moderate |
| Mar | 25 | Moderate |
| Apr | 25 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 22 | Moderate |
| Jul | 26 | Moderate |
| Aug | 24 | Moderate |
| Sep | 28 | Moderate |
| Oct | 24 | Moderate |
| Nov | 20 | Moderate |
| Dec | 15 | Moderate |
Where is Ashgabat?
Ashgabat sits at 38.0°N, 58.4°E, 219 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Änew, 14 km away.
Topography around Ashgabat
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ashgabat.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashgabat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,887 m.
The land around Ashgabat is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 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 Ashgabat (37.95°, 58.3833°, elevation 219 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).