Balkanabat weather in April

In April, Balkanabat sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Balkanabat's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkanabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 4.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:52 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Balkanabat is city in Turkmenistan.

Founded: 1933

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Balkanabat reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	15
30	26	15

How April really feels in Balkanabat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Balkanabat weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 1°	9	2.4	0.4	9.5	1.7
Feb	10° / 2°	11	2.9	0.8	10.4	2.8
Mar	16° / 6°	22	4.4	0.2	11.7	5.7
Apr	23° / 12°	20	4.4	0	13	7.7
May	30° / 18°	11	3	0	14.1	6.2
Jun	35° / 24°	6	1.5	0	14.7	3.0
Jul	38° / 27°	6	0.8	0	14.5	1.5
Aug	37° / 26°	3	0.8	0	13.6	2.0
Sep	31° / 20°	5	1.2	0	12.3	5.9
Oct	23° / 12°	12	2.3	0	11	8.5
Nov	15° / 6°	13	2.9	0.1	9.8	5.3
Dec	9° / 2°	8	2.2	0.3	9.3	2.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Balkanabat gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:32
Sunset (PM)	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	7:16	7:39
2	12.4	7:14	7:40
3	12.5	7:12	7:41
4	12.5	7:11	7:42
5	12.6	7:09	7:43
6	12.6	7:07	7:44
7	12.7	7:06	7:45
8	12.7	7:04	7:46
9	12.7	7:03	7:47
10	12.8	7:01	7:48
11	12.8	6:59	7:49
12	12.9	6:58	7:50
13	12.9	6:56	7:51
14	13.0	6:55	7:52
15	13.0	6:53	7:53
16	13.0	6:52	7:54
17	13.1	6:50	7:55
18	13.1	6:49	7:56
19	13.2	6:47	7:57
20	13.2	6:46	7:58
21	13.2	6:44	7:59
22	13.3	6:43	8:00
23	13.3	6:41	8:01
24	13.4	6:40	8:02
25	13.4	6:38	8:03
26	13.4	6:37	8:04
27	13.5	6:36	8:05
28	13.5	6:34	8:06
29	13.6	6:33	8:07
30	13.6	6:32	8:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Balkanabat

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Balkanabat?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Balkanabat for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Balkanabat in April

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

In April, Balkanabat sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Balkanabat in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Balkanabat peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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	3	4	6	7	8	9	8	6	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

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

Air quality in Balkanabat in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Balkanabat is worst in September — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 23 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)	23	28	38	33	31	28	29	36	48	48	44	34
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balkanabat?

Balkanabat sits at 39.5°N, 54.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Jebel, 18 km away.

Topography around Balkanabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balkanabat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,915 m.

The land around Balkanabat is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

541 m

artificial surfaces 49%

16 km

1,584 m

bare terrain 63%

80 km

1,915 m

bare terrain 81%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Balkanabat year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Jebel 18 km · Gumdag 39 km · Bereket 103 km · Türkmenbaşy 133 km · Gyzylarbat 175 km · Magtymguly 204 km · Kalāleh 257 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 261 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 Balkanabat (39.5108°, 54.3671°, elevation 11 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	15
30	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	15
30	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	15
30	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	95	5
30	95	5