Mary climate
Mary is warmest in July, with average highs of 38 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.5 °C. March is the wettest month (37 mm) and August the driest (0.1 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Mary averages 157 mm of rain, 183 days above 25 °C and 50 days below freezing.
Turkmenistan · population 167,027 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 38 °C
- Coldest month January -0.5 °C
- Driest month August 0 mm
- Wettest month March 37 mm
- Least cloud August 2 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 46 °C
- Coldest on record January -19 °C
What to expectMary through the year
Mary has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 10 °C in January to 38 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 183 days a year reach 25 °C, 136 of them reach 30 °C, 50 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in August to 37 mm in March. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2 °C | 21 mm | 50 % |
| February | 12.4 °C | 28 mm | 50 % |
| March | 18.3 °C | 37 mm | 52 % |
| April | 24.8 °C | 23 mm | 48 % |
| May | 31.1 °C | 10 mm | 34 % |
| June | 36.2 °C | 1 mm | 11 % |
| July | 38.0 °C | under 1 mm | 5 % |
| August | 36.2 °C | under 1 mm | 2 % |
| September | 30.6 °C | 1 mm | 6 % |
| October | 23.6 °C | 7 mm | 19 % |
| November | 16.0 °C | 15 mm | 38 % |
| December | 11.0 °C | 14 mm | 47 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 4.4 °C | 26.0 °C | -19.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| February | 12.4 °C | 0.8 °C | 6.4 °C | 27.9 °C | -15.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| March | 18.3 °C | 5.7 °C | 12.1 °C | 38.3 °C | -13.3 °C | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| April | 24.8 °C | 11.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 38.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 31.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 24.8 °C | 42.4 °C | 2.2 °C | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| June | 36.2 °C | 22.6 °C | 29.9 °C | 44.0 °C | 11.2 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| July | 38.0 °C | 24.8 °C | 31.8 °C | 45.6 °C | 16.3 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 36.2 °C | 22.5 °C | 29.6 °C | 44.6 °C | 12.1 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| September | 30.6 °C | 16.6 °C | 23.7 °C | 41.7 °C | 5.8 °C | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 23.6 °C | 10.3 °C | 16.8 °C | 39.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 16.0 °C | 4.5 °C | 9.9 °C | 34.1 °C | -9.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| December | 11.0 °C | 0.6 °C | 5.4 °C | 27.5 °C | -12.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 mm | 4 | 9.9 h/day | 50 % | 69 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 28 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 65 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 37 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 59 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 23 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 48 % | 49 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 10 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 34 % | 36 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 1 mm | 0 | 15 h/day | 11 % | 26 % | 18 km/h |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 15 h/day | 5 % | 24 % | 18 km/h |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 2 % | 25 % | 17 km/h |
| September | 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 6 % | 32 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 7 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 19 % | 44 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 15 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 38 % | 60 % | 14 km/h |
| December | 14 mm | 3 | 9.6 h/day | 47 % | 69 % | 15 km/h |
How Mary compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | 38 °C | -0.5 °C | 157 mm | 183 |
| Mashhad · Iran | 33 °C | -4.1 °C | 279 mm | 150 |
| Marāgheh · Iran | 30 °C | -5.2 °C | 299 mm | 120 |
| Ashgabat · Turkmenistan | 36 °C | -1.0 °C | 270 mm | 164 |
| Neyshābūr · Iran | 34 °C | -3.4 °C | 294 mm | 155 |
| Bukhara · Uzbekistan | 38 °C | -2.3 °C | 150 mm | 175 |
| Herāt · Afghanistan | 35 °C | -2.1 °C | 268 mm | 177 |
Where Mary ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in October | 40thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in April | 41stof 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in Asia in August | 44thof 50 | 0.1 mm |
| Places with the best weather in the world in October | 50thof 50 | 96/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Mary’s climate
When is the best time to visit Mary?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Mary get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 38 °C. About 136 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -0.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 50 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Mary?
March, averaging 37 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is August with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 157 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Mary rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.