Shibirghan climate — normals and trends
Shibirghan (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 241 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shibirghan averages 40 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Shibirghan has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.5 °C (on 9 July 1944) and the coldest -21.4 °C (on 4 February 1972).
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
ShibirghanJowzjan
- coords
- 36.67°, 65.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
241mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
47.5 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest day
-21.4 °C
4 February 1972
Wettest day
38 mm
5 December 1994
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
25 January 1974
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
25 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
23 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-26.7 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
28 January 2006
Sunniest day
13.9 h
7 July 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 39 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 18.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 34.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 37.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 40.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shibirghan?
Shibirghan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 241 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shibirghan?
The hottest day measured in Shibirghan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shibirghan?
The coldest day measured in Shibirghan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1972, at -21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shibirghan?
Yes. Shibirghan gets on average 22.1 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Shibirghan warmed?
Yes: Shibirghan warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shibirghan?
The wettest day measured in Shibirghan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1994, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shibirghan?
The windiest day measured in Shibirghan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1974, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shibirghan?
The warmest month in Shibirghan is July (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shibirghan?
Shibirghan receives on average 241 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shibirghan?
Shibirghan gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shibirghan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shibirghan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shibirghan?
Yes: Shibirghan has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shibirghan?
In Shibirghan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 23 July 1983, and the lowest was -26.7 °C on 27 January 1969.
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