Bäherden weather in August

In August, Bäherden sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 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 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% 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 Bäherden's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bäherden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
8%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Bäherden is city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.

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 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bäherden reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Bäherden 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 / 215.11.89.61.9
Feb11° / 346.82.110.52.9
Mar17° / 417.90.511.75.6
Apr24° / 13°315.80137.5
May30° / 19°173.2014.15.8
Jun36° / 25°51.2014.62.6
Jul38° / 27°20.6014.41.1
Aug37° / 25°20.5013.52.1
Sep32° / 20°50.8012.35.8
Oct24° / 13°112.50118.5
Nov15° / 194.30.39.95.4
Dec10° / 1641.19.42.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16982
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21982
22973
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25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bäherden gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
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312

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17215112
27215112
37314112
47314112
57513102
67513102
77612102
87612102
97612102
107612102
117711102
127811101
13791191
14791191
15791191
16791191
17781291
18781291
19791191
20801181
21801181
22811180
23811180
24831070
25831070
26841060
2784961
2884961
2985951
3086851
3186851

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:16 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:168:17
214.06:178:16
314.06:178:15
413.96:188:14
513.96:198:13
613.96:208:12
713.86:218:11
813.86:228:09
913.86:238:08
1013.76:248:07
1113.76:258:06
1213.76:268:05
1313.66:268:03
1413.66:278:02
1513.56:288:01
1613.56:298:00
1713.56:307:58
1813.46:317:57
1913.46:327:55
2013.46:337:54
2113.36:347:53
2213.36:357:51
2313.26:367:50
2413.26:367:48
2513.26:377:47
2613.16:387:45
2713.16:397:44
2813.06:407:42
2913.06:417:41
3013.06:427:39
3112.96:437:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
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256.5Intense
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276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bäherden

In seasonPeak

None of Bäherden's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bäherden?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bäherden.

What to pack for Bäherden in August

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

In August, Bäherden sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bäherden 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 Bäherden peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 15UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bäherden 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 Bäherden 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1534 µg/m³Dec 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bäherden?

Bäherden sits at 38.4°N, 57.4°E, 160 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gökdepe, 56 km away.

AbadanAshgabatMagtymgulyĀshkhānehBojnūrdÄnew

Topography around Bäherden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bäherden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,468 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,479 m.

The land around Bäherden is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (34%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
1,468 m
80 km
2,479 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gökdepe 56 km · Arkadag 69 km · Abadan 79 km · Ashgabat 99 km · Magtymguly 100 km · Āshkhāneh 107 km · Bojnūrd 107 km · Änew 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 Bäherden (38.4362°, 57.4316°, elevation 160 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).