Rustaq climate — normals and trends
Rustaq (Afghanistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 650 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Rustaq averages 81 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Rustaq has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 9 July 1944) and the coldest -23.8 °C (on 14 January 2023).
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
RustaqTakhar
- coords
- 37.13°, 69.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
40.7 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest day
-23.8 °C
14 January 2023
Wettest day
54 mm
15 April 1964
Windiest day
28.3 km/h
20 June 1987
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
25 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
22 June 2020
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
14 January 2023
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
4 February 1994
Sunniest day
14.1 h
24 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 49 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 59 mm | -78 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +5.8 °C | 6 mm | -103 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 10.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 45 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rustaq?
Rustaq has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rustaq?
The hottest day measured in Rustaq between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rustaq?
The coldest day measured in Rustaq between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2023, at -23.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rustaq?
Yes. Rustaq gets on average 93.9 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Rustaq warmed?
Yes: Rustaq warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rustaq?
The wettest day measured in Rustaq between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1964, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rustaq?
The windiest day measured in Rustaq between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1987, with winds reaching 28.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rustaq?
The warmest month in Rustaq is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rustaq?
Rustaq receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rustaq?
Rustaq gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rustaq?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rustaq between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1994, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rustaq?
Yes: Rustaq has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rustaq?
In Rustaq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 22 June 2020, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 14 January 2023.
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