Çaşgyn in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Çaşgyn sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of precipitation over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 34°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Çaşgyn's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Çaşgyn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
13°C
Precipitation
71 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
6.4
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Çaşgyn in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Çaşgyn reaches about 25°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

10°20°30°40°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Çaşgyn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
12
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Çaşgyn weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 194.41.59.72.4
Feb12° / 275.51.310.53.7
Mar18° / 366.70.311.76.3
Apr25° / 13°244.9012.97.6
May31° / 18°112.70145.3
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.62.4
Jul38° / 25°10.2014.31.2
Aug37° / 22°00.1013.52.4
Sep31° / 16°10.2012.36.1
Oct24° / 10°61.60118.8
Nov16° / 153.50.3106.0
Dec10° / 133.20.59.42.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Çaşgyn gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

05101520MarAprMay

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

02468MarAprMay
Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Çaşgyn

In seasonPeak

In spring, Çaşgyn overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Çaşgyn?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Çaşgyn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Çaşgyn in Spring

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

In spring, Çaşgyn sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Çaşgyn in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Çaşgyn peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Çaşgyn in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Çaşgyn is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1864 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr50Poor
May49Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Çaşgyn?

Çaşgyn sits at 37.8°N, 61.5°E, 200 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Mary, 34 km away.

TürkmengalaYolötenTejenSarakhsSarahsKaka

Topography around Çaşgyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çaşgyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m.

The land around Çaşgyn is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
146 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Mary 34 km · Bayramaly 58 km · Türkmengala 81 km · Yolöten 90 km · Tejen 103 km · Sarakhs 144 km · Sarahs 145 km · Kaka 178 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 Çaşgyn (37.7973°, 61.5491°, elevation 200 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.