Halaç in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Halaç sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 88 mm of precipitation over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Halaç's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Halaç's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
88 mm
17 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
2.8
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Halaç in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Halaç reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Halaç

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 85 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
85
wind chill below the day's low

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

Halaç weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 276.11.79.72.2
Feb12° / 406.51.210.53.5
Mar18° / 457.90.311.76.2
Apr26° / 13°325.50137.2
May33° / 19°143.10144.5
Jun38° / 23°20.6014.61.4
Jul40° / 25°00.2014.40.1
Aug38° / 22°00.1013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°10.2012.34.8
Oct25° / 10°51.30118.7
Nov16° / 204.40.39.96.0
Dec11° / 224.80.79.42.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Halaç gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 17 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Halaç

In seasonPeak

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

Halaç sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Halaç?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Halaç.

What to pack for Halaç in Winter

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

In winter, Halaç sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Halaç in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Halaç peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Halaç in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Halaç is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1636 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Halaç?

Halaç sits at 38.1°N, 64.9°E, 233 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Kerki, 39 km away.

MagdanlyBeshkentSaýatQarshiKosonQarqīnAndkhoy

Topography around Halaç

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halaç has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Halaç is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
319 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Kerki 39 km · Magdanly 106 km · Beshkent 107 km · Saýat 118 km · Qarshi 118 km · Koson 124 km · Qarqīn 126 km · Andkhoy 126 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 Halaç (38.072°, 64.8794°, elevation 233 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.