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

🇹🇲 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

Ashgabat vs Khiva — all 12 months

Month	Ashgabat	Khiva	Winner	Gap
January	68Ccold, dry	55Dcold, dry, clean air	Ashgabat	13
February	71Bcold, a little rain	66Ccold, dry, clean air	Ashgabat	5
March	81Anice, a little rain	81Acool, dry, clean air	Tie	0
April	93Snice, a little rain	96Snice, dry, clean air	Tie	3
May	83Ahot, a little rain	85Awarm, dry	Tie	2
June	59Dsweltering, dry	68Csweltering, dry, clean air	Khiva	9
July	47Fsweltering, dry	54Dsweltering, dry, clean air	Khiva	7
August	61Csweltering, dry, clean air	76Bhot, dry, clean air	Khiva	15
September	86Ahot, dry, clean air	92Swarm, dry, clean air	Khiva	6
October	95Snice, dry	88Anice, dry, clean air	Ashgabat	7
November	78Bcool, dry, clean air	71Bcold, dry, clean air	Ashgabat	7
December	67Ccold, dry	52Dcold, dry, clean air	Ashgabat	15

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.