Türkmenbaşy
City in Turkmenistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Hafenviertel Türkmenbaschy: Bohndorf Film-Team, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Türkmenbaşy is a city in Turkmenistan, in Balkan. About 91,745 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Turkmenistan in our atlas.
It lies at 40.02° N, 52.96° E, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ashgabat time zone.
Location
Red dot: Türkmenbaşy. Green dots: other major cities of Turkmenistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Türkmenbaşy has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 2°C (35°F). Around 115 mm (5 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
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 601594 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q488987 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Hafenviertel Türkmenbaschy: Bohndorf Film-Team, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)