Balkanabat weather in February

In February, Balkanabat sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Balkanabat's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkanabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 11 mm; 2.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:23 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; 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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical February day in Balkanabat reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

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

How February really feels in Balkanabat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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

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

Balkanabat weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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
Clearer (%)	55	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59
Cloudier (%)	45	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Balkanabat gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:38 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:05 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
Daylight (h)	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:06
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	8:38	6:34
2	10.0	8:37	6:36
3	10.0	8:36	6:37
4	10.0	8:35	6:38
5	10.1	8:34	6:39
6	10.1	8:33	6:40
7	10.2	8:32	6:41
8	10.2	8:31	6:43
9	10.2	8:30	6:44
10	10.3	8:29	6:45
11	10.3	8:28	6:46
12	10.3	8:27	6:47
13	10.4	8:26	6:48
14	10.4	8:25	6:50
15	10.5	8:23	6:51
16	10.5	8:22	6:52
17	10.5	8:21	6:53
18	10.6	8:20	6:54
19	10.6	8:19	6:55
20	10.7	8:17	6:56
21	10.7	8:16	6:58
22	10.7	8:15	6:59
23	10.8	8:13	7:00
24	10.8	8:12	7:01
25	10.9	8:11	7:02
26	10.9	8:09	7:03
27	10.9	8:08	7:04
28	11.0	8:06	7:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.36 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 — February's 3.36 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Balkanabat

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Balkanabat?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balkanabat.

What to pack for Balkanabat in February

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

In February, Balkanabat sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Balkanabat in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — 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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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

← January Balkanabat year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February 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	9	1
2	9	1
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	10	1
13	10	1
14	10	1
15	10	1
16	10	1
17	10	1
18	10	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	11	2
22	11	2
23	11	2
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	59	41

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100