Kaka in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kaka sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 127 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kaka's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kaka's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
127 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
1.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kaka in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C.

A typical winter day in Kaka reaches about 9°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 86 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
86
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kaka 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 / -1°416.94.19.71.4
Feb / 579.6510.62.0
Mar14° / 9012.52.511.74.0
Apr20° / 10°7611.40.512.96.2
May26° / 15°507.40147.3
Jun31° / 20°81.7014.56.0
Jul33° / 22°20.5014.34.7
Aug32° / 20°10.2013.45.6
Sep28° / 16°40.8012.38.2
Oct21° / 10°163.20118.3
Nov14° / 335.91.2104.8
Dec / 296.32.99.52.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kaka gets around 127 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Kaka

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Kaka?

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.

1.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaka.

What to pack for Kaka in Winter

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

In winter, Kaka sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Kaka in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaka peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kaka 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 Kaka is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1936 µg/m³Jan 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kaka?

Kaka sits at 37.3°N, 59.6°E, 290 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Dargaz, 46 km away.

TejenChenārānGolbahārQūchānGorjī-ye SofláÄnewMashad

Topography around Kaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,985 m.

The land around Kaka is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (32%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), cropland (28%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
494 m
80 km
2,985 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Dargaz 46 km · Tejen 79 km · Chenārān 90 km · Golbahār 94 km · Qūchān 101 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 107 km · Änew 114 km · Mashad 117 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 Kaka (37.3482°, 59.6143°, elevation 290 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.