Khorugh, Tajikistan climate

Dsa Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental

Khorugh has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dsa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 328 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 66 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 30°C in July.

About 21 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −11°C in January.

About 112 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 328 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.1 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Khorugh climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−1	1	8	16	22	27	30	31	27	19	10	2
Avg temp (°C)	−6	−4	3	11	15	20	23	23	18	11	5	−2
Avg low (°C)	−11	−8	−1	5	9	12	15	15	10	4	−1	−6
Precipitation (mm)	36	47	48	28	57	10	1	2	4	6	25	66

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−1	1	8	16	22	27
Avg temp (°C)	−6	−4	3	11	15	20
Avg low (°C)	−11	−8	−1	5	9	12
Precipitation (mm)	36	47	48	28	57	10

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	31	27	19	10	2
Avg temp (°C)	23	23	18	11	5	−2
Avg low (°C)	15	15	10	4	−1	−6
Precipitation (mm)	1	2	4	6	25	66

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	1	2	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.7	1
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	9	0.8	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	27	24	16	2	0.0	—	—	—	—	3	15	26

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	1	2	0.7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	2
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	27	24	16	2	0.0	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.7	1
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	10	9	0.8	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	3	15	26

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	73	76	81	82	80	72	59	49	47	60	72	72
Relative humidity (%)	72	76	72	65	59	48	40	35	34	45	56	65
Wind speed (km/h)	5.6	6.1	6.7	6.9	7.2	7.1	7.2	7.0	6.7	5.8	5.4	5.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	73	76	81	82	80	72
Relative humidity (%)	72	76	72	65	59	48
Wind speed (km/h)	5.6	6.1	6.7	6.9	7.2	7.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	59	49	47	60	72	72
Relative humidity (%)	40	35	34	45	56	65
Wind speed (km/h)	7.2	7.0	6.7	5.8	5.4	5.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Khorog, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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