Oýrat weather in August

In August, Oýrat sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Oýrat's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oýrat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
10%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Oýrat reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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293117
303117
313117

How August really feels in Oýrat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 26 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
26
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.

Oýrat 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
Jan / -6°102.61.99.30.0
Feb / -5°112.41.110.30.4
Mar13° / 163.70.611.74.3
Apr22° / 163.4013.17.7
May29° / 15°113.2014.36.8
Jun34° / 19°41.40154.1
Jul35° / 21°20.9014.73.1
Aug34° / 19°10.2013.74.5
Sep27° / 13°20.5012.38.3
Oct20° / 61.60.110.97.9
Nov10° / -0°92.30.39.62.8
Dec / -5°92.31.290.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20973
21964
22964
23964
24964
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oýrat gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151418
252408
352408
453407
554397
655387
757376
858366
959356
1060346
1162335
1264315
1366304
1468284
1569274
1671263
1773243
1875232
1976222
2077212
2178202
2279192
2380182
2481172
2583161
2684151
2785141
2886131
2987121
3087121
3188111

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:588:15
214.35:598:14
314.26:008:13
414.26:018:12
514.16:028:11
614.16:038:09
714.16:048:08
814.06:058:07
914.06:068:06
1014.06:078:04
1113.96:088:03
1213.96:098:01
1313.86:108:00
1413.86:117:59
1513.86:127:57
1613.76:137:56
1713.76:147:54
1813.66:157:53
1913.66:167:51
2013.56:177:50
2113.56:197:48
2213.46:207:46
2313.46:217:45
2413.46:227:43
2513.36:237:42
2613.36:247:40
2713.26:257:38
2813.26:267:37
2913.16:277:35
3013.16:287:33
3113.06:297:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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216.5Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Oýrat

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Oýrat?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Oýrat for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Oýrat in August

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

In August, Oýrat sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Oýrat 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 Oýrat peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Oýrat 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 Oýrat is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2049 µg/m³Jan 1326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oýrat?

Oýrat sits at 41.9°N, 59.9°E, 83 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Daşoguz, 13 km away.

Topography around Oýrat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oýrat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m.

The land around Oýrat is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
385 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Daşoguz 13 km · Gubadag 15 km · Manghit 23 km · Yylanly 25 km · Boldumsaz 28 km · Görogly 33 km · Gurlan 42 km · Shovot 45 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 Oýrat (41.9458°, 59.9089°, elevation 83 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).