Yolöten in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Yolöten sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 74 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Yolöten's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yolöten's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
74 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
3.2
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Yolöten in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Yolöten reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Yolöten

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 85 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
85
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yolöten 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
Jan10° / 244.81.99.72.7
Feb12° / 346.31.710.63.7
Mar18° / 417.10.411.76.2
Apr25° / 13°264.8012.97.5
May32° / 18°102.50145.2
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.52.4
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.31.3
Aug36° / 22°00.1013.42.6
Sep31° / 16°00.1012.36.1
Oct24° / 10°61.40118.9
Nov17° / 153.50.2106.2
Dec11° / 173.60.69.53.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Yolöten gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 14 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.

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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 Yolöten

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is winter a good time to visit Yolöten?

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.

3.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yolöten.

What to pack for Yolöten in Winter

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

In winter, Yolöten sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Yolöten in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yolöten peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yolöten 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 Yolöten is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1970 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr52Poor
May51Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yolöten?

Yolöten sits at 37.3°N, 62.4°E, 263 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmengala, 14 km away.

ÇaşgynSarahsSarakhsTejenSaýat

Topography around Yolöten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yolöten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m.

The land around Yolöten is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
356 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Türkmengala 14 km · Bayramaly 39 km · Mary 57 km · Çaşgyn 90 km · Sarahs 133 km · Sarakhs 136 km · Tejen 164 km · Saýat 212 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 Yolöten (37.2989°, 62.3597°, elevation 263 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.