Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) vs Beijing (China): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Ashgabat 2013–2023 · Beijing 2013–2023

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Beijing (China) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Ashgabat
July · 32.72 °C
Beijing
July · 26.99 °C

Coolest month

Ashgabat
January · 4.68 °C
Beijing
January · -3.15 °C

Driest month

Ashgabat
August · 0.03 mm/day
Beijing
January · 0.01 mm/day

Sunniest month

Ashgabat
June · 12.77 hours/day
Beijing
May · 10.09 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 2.66 °C (April); the largest is 7.83 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 28.04 °C in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) and 30.14 °C in Beijing (China). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) has a higher daily rainfall average in 6 months and Beijing (China) in 6; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) has more average sunshine hours per day in 7 months and Beijing (China) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Beijing (China) minus Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)

Temperature °C

Month Ashgabat Beijing +/-
Jan 4.68 −3.15 −7.83
Feb 6.56 −0.30 −6.86
Mar 11.77 7.48 −4.29
Apr 17.49 14.83 −2.66
May 24.38 21.34 −3.04
Jun 30.41 25.93 −4.48
Jul 32.72 26.99 −5.73
Aug 30.25 25.56 −4.69
Sep 25.57 20.97 −4.61
Oct 17.12 12.95 −4.17
Nov 9.91 4.20 −5.71
Dec 5.31 −2.26 −7.57
Annual mean 18.01 12.88 −5.14

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Ashgabat Beijing +/-
Jan 7.27 7.97 +0.69
Feb 7.43 8.29 +0.86
Mar 8.20 9.69 +1.49
Apr 9.78 9.86 +0.08
May 11.06 10.09 −0.97
Jun 12.77 10.05 −2.72
Jul 12.61 8.85 −3.76
Aug 12.09 9.28 −2.81
Sep 11.12 8.89 −2.23
Oct 9.18 7.98 −1.20
Nov 7.60 7.00 −0.59
Dec 6.54 7.57 +1.03
Annual mean 9.64 8.79 −0.84

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Ashgabat Beijing +/-
Jan 0.71 0.01 −0.70
Feb 1.27 0.11 −1.16
Mar 1.72 0.22 −1.49
Apr 1.19 0.52 −0.67
May 0.77 0.82 +0.04
Jun 0.14 2.06 +1.92
Jul 0.10 6.89 +6.79
Aug 0.03 4.40 +4.37
Sep 0.04 2.11 +2.08
Oct 0.51 0.98 +0.47
Nov 0.59 0.35 −0.25
Dec 0.37 0.02 −0.35
Annual mean 0.62 1.54 +0.92

Snow (mm)

Month Ashgabat Beijing +/-
Jan 1.33 0.40 −0.93
Feb 2.24 1.08 −1.15
Mar 0.76 0.32 −0.44
Apr 0.04 0.16 +0.11
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.24 1.47 +1.23
Dec 0.95 0.50 −0.45
Annual mean 0.46 0.33 −0.14