Murghob, Tajikistan climate

ET Tundra

Murghob has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Tundra, Köppen ET). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 16°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −24°C at night. Precipitation totals about 265 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 50 mm while October barely receives 10 mm. Snowfall is heavy (216 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Cool

Highs near 16°C in July.

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −24°C in January.

About 340 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Fairly dry

About 265 mm of rain a year, plus 216 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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)

Murghob climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−12	−10	−5	1	6	11	16	16	10	2	−4	−9
Avg temp (°C)	−18	−16	−11	−4	0	4	8	7	3	−3	−10	−15
Avg low (°C)	−24	−23	−17	−10	−6	−3	0	−1	−5	−9	−15	−21
Precipitation (mm)	11	15	21	21	25	32	37	50	20	10	11	11
Snowfall (cm)	15	21	33	42	31	15	3	5	8	14	16	13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−12	−10	−5	1	6	11
Avg temp (°C)	−18	−16	−11	−4	0	4
Avg low (°C)	−24	−23	−17	−10	−6	−3
Precipitation (mm)	11	15	21	21	25	32
Snowfall (cm)	15	21	33	42	31	15

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	16	16	10	2	−4	−9
Avg temp (°C)	8	7	3	−3	−10	−15
Avg low (°C)	0	−1	−5	−9	−15	−21
Precipitation (mm)	37	50	20	10	11	11
Snowfall (cm)	3	5	8	14	16	13

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	31	30	31	28	17	22	30	31	30	31

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	31	30	31	28

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	17	22	30	31	30	31

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	65	70	73	74	70	64	57	54	48	52	56	59
Relative humidity (%)	71	72	66	53	45	40	37	37	33	38	52	64
Wind speed (m/s)	2.9	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.1	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.6	2.9	3.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	65	70	73	74	70	64
Relative humidity (%)	71	72	66	53	45	40
Wind speed (m/s)	2.9	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.1	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	54	48	52	56	59
Relative humidity (%)	37	37	33	38	52	64
Wind speed (m/s)	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.6	2.9	3.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

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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