The climate is arid continental. In July the mean temperature is 28° C (82° F ). The mean temperature in January is -4° C (25° F ). It can become very hot in the Kara Kum desert, with daytime temperatures of 50° C (122° F ) not unusual. It does not rain much in Turkmenistan. Rainfall averages 25 cm (9.7 in) a year).
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