Baharak climate — normals and trends
Baharak (Afghanistan) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Baharak averages 203 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Baharak has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 212 to 194 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 4 July 2025) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 17 December 1947).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BaharakBadakhshan
- coords
- 37.00°, 70.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
7.4°C
Average daily low
-2.7°C
Annual rainfall
493mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
7.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
203 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
233.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.5 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
17 December 1947
Wettest day
39 mm
27 January 2006
Windiest day
14.9 km/h
24 November 2023
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
27 December 2017
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
17 December 1947
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.1 h
19 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | -2.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 0.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 93 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 59 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +5.4 °C | 34 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 20.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 48 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baharak?
Baharak has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baharak?
The hottest day measured in Baharak between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2025, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baharak?
The coldest day measured in Baharak between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1947, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Baharak?
Yes. Baharak gets on average 233.8 cm of snow per year and has around 203 frost days.
Has the climate of Baharak warmed?
Yes: Baharak warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baharak?
The wettest day measured in Baharak between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baharak?
The windiest day measured in Baharak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2023, with winds reaching 14.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baharak?
The warmest month in Baharak is July (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Baharak?
Baharak receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baharak?
Baharak gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baharak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baharak between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baharak?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Baharak.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baharak?
In Baharak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 4 July 2025, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 17 December 1947.
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