Balkanabat weather in November

In November, Balkanabat sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Balkanabat's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkanabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 13 mm; 2.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 8:14 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Balkanabat is city in Turkmenistan.

Founded: 1933

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

← October Balkanabat year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical November day in Balkanabat reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

	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	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How November really feels in Balkanabat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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 November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Balkanabat weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Balkanabat gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 wet days in November. 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 0 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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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	29	30
Dry (%)	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	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	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	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 November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:55 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)	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:29
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:57	6:15
2	10.3	7:58	6:14
3	10.2	7:59	6:13
4	10.2	8:00	6:12
5	10.2	8:02	6:11
6	10.1	8:03	6:10
7	10.1	8:04	6:09
8	10.0	8:05	6:08
9	10.0	8:06	6:07
10	10.0	8:07	6:06
11	9.9	8:08	6:05
12	9.9	8:10	6:04
13	9.9	8:11	6:04
14	9.9	8:12	6:03
15	9.8	8:13	6:02
16	9.8	8:14	6:01
17	9.8	8:15	6:01
18	9.7	8:16	6:00
19	9.7	8:17	6:00
20	9.7	8:19	5:59
21	9.6	8:20	5:58
22	9.6	8:21	5:58
23	9.6	8:22	5:57
24	9.6	8:23	5:57
25	9.5	8:24	5:57
26	9.5	8:25	5:56
27	9.5	8:26	5:56
28	9.5	8:27	5:56
29	9.5	8:28	5:55
30	9.4	8:29	5:55

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.56 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 — November's 2.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2
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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Balkanabat

In seasonPeak

None of Balkanabat's seasonal hazards are active in November. 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 November a good time to visit Balkanabat?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Balkanabat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balkanabat in November

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

In November, Balkanabat sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Balkanabat in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. 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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

← October Balkanabat year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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	19	9
3	18	9
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	6
12	15	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	13	5
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	13	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	11	3
28	11	3
29	11	3
30	11	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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