When to go · Ashgabat
Ashgabat in October
Great month. Best month: warm days, cool nights.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Turkmenistan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Turkmenistan overall
Verdict
Best month: warm days, cool nights.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Ashgabat in this guide.
Weather in October
- AshgabatHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 3 days
- Ashgabat and the Kopet Dag foothills, Turkmenistan · Ashgabat, Nisa, Kow Atabest weather
Hot, dry summers to 40 °C (104 °F)+, mild wet winters with occasional snow.Hot, dry summers to 104 °F (40 °C)+, mild wet winters with occasional snow.
Autumn season
Heat eases from mid-September; Independence Day falls in this window.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Turkmenistan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Turkmenistan overall
- Medium
Turkmenistan overall: Best autumn month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ashgabat, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Apr: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
Oct: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 3 (better)
Apr: 6
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 0
Apr: 1
October: Best month: warm days, cool nights.
April: Warm and green; best window opens.
Ashgabat: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings