Ashgabat vs Khiva: which is better, month by month

Ashgabat beats Khiva in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (67 vs 52) — while Khiva wins June to September; they are within 3 points in March to May.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ashgabat vs Khiva — all 12 months

MonthAshgabatKhivaWinnerGap
January68Ccold, dry55Dcold, dry, clean airAshgabat13
February71Bcold, a little rain66Ccold, dry, clean airAshgabat5
March81Anice, a little rain81Acool, dry, clean airTie0
April93Snice, a little rain96Snice, dry, clean airTie3
May83Ahot, a little rain85Awarm, dryTie2
June59Dsweltering, dry68Csweltering, dry, clean airKhiva9
July47Fsweltering, dry54Dsweltering, dry, clean airKhiva7
August61Csweltering, dry, clean air76Bhot, dry, clean airKhiva15
September86Ahot, dry, clean air92Swarm, dry, clean airKhiva6
October95Snice, dry88Anice, dry, clean airAshgabat7
November78Bcool, dry, clean air71Bcold, dry, clean airAshgabat7
December67Ccold, dry52Dcold, dry, clean airAshgabat15

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (61 vs 76). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Ashgabat

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · arid climate

Best month
October 95/100
Months won
5 of 12

Khiva

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · arid climate

Best month
April 96/100
Months won
4 of 12

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