Ashgabat - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the air quality like at post (good/moderate/bad)? Are there seasonal air quality issues? Does the air quality have an impact on health?
Summer will bring some dust storms, but overall the air is pretty good. Some springtime pollen. - Jun 2026
Air quality is mostly very good, though the dust bothers some. I was having some allergy issues when I arrived but an over the counter nasal spray handled it just fine. It also does get very dry, especially in winter, so bring a humidifier if that causes you issues. - Jan 2024
Amazing air quality. The city and the air always was prestine. Sometimes you would get dust storms, but rarely. - Dec 2020
Air quality is excellent. No impact on health other than dry. - Mar 2019
The air is generally very clean. Occasionally, there are sand storms and they leave salt and minerals in the air till it rains. - Jun 2018
Fair to moderate. Lots of traffic and construction in the city center and many small villages still burn all their garbage. - Feb 2016
Turkmenistan is a desert, so with little precipitation, particularly in the summer months, sand particles tend to stay in the air for long periods of time. - Jul 2014
Pollution, Pollution, Pollution. One sinus problem after another. - Oct 2012
The embassy provides distillers for cooking and drinking. Post recently confirmed that a local bottled water supplier has drinkable water. - Mar 2012