Türkmenabat
City in Turkmenistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Центр Туркменабада: Eldar Yagmurov, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Türkmenabat is a city in Turkmenistan, in Lebap. About 230,861 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Turkmenistan in our atlas.
It lies at 39.07° N, 63.58° E, about 191 m (627 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ashgabat time zone.
Location
Red dot: Türkmenabat. Green dots: other major cities of Turkmenistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Türkmenabat has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -3°C (26°F). Around 138 mm (5 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in TurkmenistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1219649 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q487684 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Центр Туркменабада: Eldar Yagmurov, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)