Jebel weather in August

In August, Jebel sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jebel's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jebel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
13%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Jebel reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°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 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Jebel

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.

Jebel weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°1130.89.51.2
Feb / 133.61.210.42.1
Mar15° / 255.40.511.75.0
Apr22° / 11°265.40137.4
May29° / 17°163.9014.26.7
Jun34° / 22°82.3014.73.6
Jul37° / 25°61.4014.52.0
Aug36° / 24°41.1013.62.7
Sep30° / 19°81.6012.36.6
Oct22° / 11°142.6010.98.4
Nov14° / 153.60.39.84.8
Dec / 82.40.39.21.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
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19964
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25964
26964
27964
28964
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jebel gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
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104
114
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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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161161481
262161381
362161381
463161371
565151271
665151271
766151171
867141171
967141171
1069131161
1170131061
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157311961
167410961
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217810840
227810840
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29819820
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31829720

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:268:32
214.16:278:31
314.06:288:30
414.06:298:29
514.06:308:28
613.96:308:27
713.96:318:26
813.96:328:25
913.86:338:23
1013.86:348:22
1113.86:358:21
1213.76:368:20
1313.76:378:18
1413.66:388:17
1513.66:398:16
1613.66:408:14
1713.56:418:13
1813.56:428:12
1913.56:438:10
2013.46:448:09
2113.46:458:07
2213.36:468:06
2313.36:478:04
2413.36:488:03
2513.26:498:01
2613.26:508:00
2713.16:517:58
2813.16:527:57
2913.06:537:55
3013.06:537:53
3113.06:547:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jebel

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Jebel?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jebel in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jebel in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jebel 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Jebel 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 Jebel 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorSep 2348 µg/m³Jan 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jebel?

Jebel sits at 39.6°N, 54.2°E, -5 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Balkanabat, 18 km away.

TürkmenbaşyBereketGyzylarbatMagtymgulyKalālehGonbad-e Kāvūs

Topography around Jebel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jebel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of -3 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,576 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,914 m.

The land around Jebel is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
1,576 m
80 km
1,914 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Balkanabat 18 km · Gumdag 57 km · Türkmenbaşy 117 km · Bereket 119 km · Gyzylarbat 191 km · Magtymguly 221 km · Kalāleh 274 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 277 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 Jebel (39.6341°, 54.2305°, elevation -5 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).