Mary weather in August

In August, Mary sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 99% 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 Mary's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
3%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Mary is city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan.

Founded
1884

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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mary reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Mary

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.

Mary weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 204.51.89.72.7
Feb13° / 295.81.510.63.8
Mar18° / 386.70.311.76.3
Apr25° / 12°245012.97.6
May31° / 17°102.60145.6
Jun36° / 21°10.3014.52.9
Jul37° / 23°00.2014.31.9
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.43.1
Sep31° / 15°10.2012.36.5
Oct24° / 10°61.50118.9
Nov16° / 153.30.3106.2
Dec11° / 143.30.69.53.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mary gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
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582162
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
113light breeze
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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 6:00 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:007:57
213.96:017:57
313.96:027:56
413.96:037:55
513.86:037:53
613.86:047:52
713.86:057:51
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1713.46:147:39
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1913.46:167:37
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2113.36:177:34
2213.26:187:33
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2513.16:217:28
2613.16:227:27
2713.06:237:25
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2913.06:247:22
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mary

In seasonPeak

In August, Mary sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Mary?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mary in August

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

In August, Mary sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mary 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 Mary peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mary 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 Mary is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1864 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr50Poor
May49Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mary?

Mary sits at 37.6°N, 61.8°E, 223 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Bayramaly, 30 km away.

TejenSarahsSarakhsKaka

Topography around Mary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Mary is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
182 m
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August weather nearby: Bayramaly 30 km · Çaşgyn 34 km · Türkmengala 49 km · Yolöten 57 km · Tejen 119 km · Sarahs 131 km · Sarakhs 131 km · Kaka 197 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 Mary (37.5938°, 61.8303°, elevation 223 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).