Climate
Repetek Biosphere State Reserve has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cool winters and very hot summers. Rainfall is generally light and erratic, and occurs mainly in the winter and autumn months.
Temperatures recorded in the reserve range from −31 °C (−24 °F) to 50.1 °C (122.2 °F), which is the highest reliably recorded temperature for Turkmenistan and the former Soviet Union.
| Climate data for Repetek Biosphere State Reserve | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
37.8 (100) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
24.21 (75.56) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
16.49 (61.68) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−1.1 (30) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
8.48 (47.26) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.75) |
14 (0.55) |
27 (1.06) |
20 (0.79) |
9 (0.35) |
1 (0.04) |
0.2 (0.008) |
0.2 (0.008) |
0.4 (0.016) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.39) |
17 (0.67) |
122.8 (4.832) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 42 |
| % humidity | 69 | 63 | 54 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 44.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 136.9 | 151.7 | 197.7 | 235.8 | 321.6 | 376.8 | 390.2 | 372.1 | 319.1 | 267.3 | 195.2 | 131.8 | 3,096.2 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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