Magtymguly weather in August

In August, Magtymguly sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.6 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 Magtymguly's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magtymguly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
13%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Magtymguly is city in Balkan Province, 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Magtymguly reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°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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How August really feels in Magtymguly

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.

Magtymguly 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 / 265.32.79.62.0
Feb10° / 366.52.610.52.6
Mar15° / 497.91.111.74.9
Apr21° / 10°416.90.1137.1
May28° / 16°294.6014.17.0
Jun33° / 20°152.8014.64.3
Jul36° / 23°71.9014.42.9
Aug35° / 22°91.6013.53.4
Sep30° / 18°112012.36.5
Oct23° / 11°193.50118.4
Nov15° / 2650.59.95.4
Dec10° / 204.81.39.42.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5946
6946
7946
8946
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15964
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Magtymguly gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1521619121
2541518121
3551518111
4561418111
5571417111
6581317111
7591217111
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9611116111
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3171131150

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:20 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:208:22
214.06:218:21
314.06:228:20
413.96:238:18
513.96:248:17
613.96:258:16
713.86:268:15
813.86:278:14
913.86:278:13
1013.76:288:12
1113.76:298:11
1213.76:308:09
1313.66:318:08
1413.66:328:07
1513.56:338:05
1613.56:348:04
1713.56:358:03
1813.46:368:01
1913.46:378:00
2013.46:377:59
2113.36:387:57
2213.36:397:56
2313.26:407:54
2413.26:417:53
2513.26:427:52
2613.16:437:50
2713.16:447:49
2813.06:457:47
2913.06:467:45
3013.06:477:44
3112.96:477:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Magtymguly

In seasonPeak

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

Magtymguly sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Magtymguly?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Magtymguly in August

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

In August, Magtymguly sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magtymguly in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magtymguly peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1532 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magtymguly?

Magtymguly sits at 38.4°N, 56.3°E, 314 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gyzylarbat, 60 km away.

BäherdenBereketĀshkhānehKalālehBojnūrdGālīkeshGökdepe

Topography around Magtymguly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magtymguly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,949 m.

The land around Magtymguly is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
1,949 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Gyzylarbat 60 km · Bäherden 100 km · Bereket 112 km · Āshkhāneh 112 km · Kalāleh 136 km · Bojnūrd 141 km · Gālīkesh 149 km · Gökdepe 150 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 Magtymguly (38.4375°, 56.2808°, elevation 314 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).