Gökdepe weather in March

In March, Gökdepe sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gökdepe's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gökdepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:27 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gökdepe reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10165
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22188
23188
24188
25188
26198
27199
28199
29199
30209
31209

How March really feels in Gökdepe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gökdepe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125545
135446
145446
155446
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gökdepe gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1244
2244
3244
4254
5254
6265
7265
8275
9275
10285
11285
12295
13295
14305
15304
16304
17314
18314
19313
20303
21303
22293
23292
24282
25282
26272
27261
28261
29251
30241
31241

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:496:54
211.17:486:55
311.27:466:56
411.27:456:57
511.27:446:58
611.37:426:59
711.37:417:00
811.47:397:01
911.47:387:02
1011.47:367:03
1111.57:357:04
1211.57:337:05
1311.67:327:06
1411.67:307:07
1511.77:297:08
1611.77:277:09
1711.77:257:10
1811.87:247:11
1911.87:227:12
2011.97:217:12
2111.97:197:13
2211.97:187:14
2312.07:167:15
2412.07:147:16
2512.17:137:17
2612.17:117:18
2712.27:107:19
2812.27:087:20
2912.27:067:21
3012.37:057:22
3112.37:037:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.44 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 — March's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gökdepe

In seasonPeak

None of Gökdepe's seasonal hazards are active in March. 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Gökdepe?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gökdepe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gökdepe in March

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

In March, Gökdepe sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gökdepe in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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