Gökdepe weather in August

In August, Gökdepe sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 Gökdepe's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gökdepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Gökdepe is city and the administrative center in Ahal Region, 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 Gökdepe reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23825
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43825
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How August really feels in Gökdepe

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.

Gökdepe 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 / 224.72.19.72.0
Feb11° / 346.52.610.52.9
Mar17° / 468.71.111.75.5
Apr23° / 13°397.10137.3
May30° / 18°2140146.0
Jun35° / 23°51.2014.63.1
Jul38° / 26°20.5014.41.6
Aug36° / 24°20.4013.52.5
Sep31° / 19°30.6012.36.1
Oct24° / 12°82.50118.6
Nov15° / 1840.49.95.5
Dec10° / 153.61.29.42.5

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16982
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25982
26982
27982
28973
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30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gökdepe gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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91
101
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17217101
2731791
3731791
4731791
5741691
6751681
7751681
8751681
9761581
10771571
11771571
12771571
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15791461
16791461
17791461
18801460
19811360
20821350
21821350
22831250
23831250
24851140
25851140
26851140
27861040
28861040
2987940
3087940
3188930

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:148:14
214.06:158:13
313.96:168:12
413.96:178:11
513.96:188:10
613.86:198:09
713.86:198:08
813.86:208:07
913.76:218:06
1013.76:228:04
1113.76:238:03
1213.66:248:02
1313.66:258:01
1413.66:268:00
1513.56:277:58
1613.56:287:57
1713.56:287:56
1813.46:297:54
1913.46:307:53
2013.36:317:52
2113.36:327:50
2213.36:337:49
2313.26:347:47
2413.26:357:46
2513.16:367:44
2613.16:377:43
2713.16:377:41
2813.06:387:40
2913.06:397:38
3012.96:407:37
3112.96:417:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
166.9Intense
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206.8Intense
216.7Intense
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246.6Intense
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266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gökdepe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Sep
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Is August a good time to visit Gökdepe?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gökdepe. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gökdepe in August

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

In August, Gökdepe sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gökdepe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gökdepe peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gökdepe 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 Gökdepe 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 Gökdepe?

Gökdepe sits at 38.2°N, 58.0°E, 207 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Arkadag, 13 km away.

ShīrvānBojnūrdĀshkhāneh

Topography around Gökdepe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gökdepe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,282 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,899 m.

The land around Gökdepe is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
1,282 m
80 km
2,899 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Arkadag 13 km · Abadan 24 km · Ashgabat 44 km · Bäherden 56 km · Änew 57 km · Shīrvān 85 km · Bojnūrd 94 km · Āshkhāneh 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 Gökdepe (38.1586°, 57.9607°, elevation 207 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).