Farkhor climate — normals and trends
Farkhor (Tajikistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 464 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Farkhor averages 52 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Farkhor has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 9 July 1944) and the coldest -22.9 °C (on 27 January 1973).
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
FarkhorKhatlon Province
- coords
- 37.49°, 69.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
464mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
22.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
45.3 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
27 January 1973
Wettest day
47 mm
15 April 1964
Windiest day
25.2 km/h
20 June 1987
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
25 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
30 June 2022
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
4 February 1994
Sunniest day
14.2 h
21 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 18.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 88 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 56 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | +6.8 °C | 5 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 40.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 38.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 19.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 65 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Farkhor?
Farkhor has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 464 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Farkhor?
The hottest day measured in Farkhor between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Farkhor?
The coldest day measured in Farkhor between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Farkhor?
Yes. Farkhor gets on average 48.3 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Farkhor warmed?
Yes: Farkhor warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Farkhor?
The wettest day measured in Farkhor between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1964, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Farkhor?
The windiest day measured in Farkhor between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1987, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Farkhor?
The warmest month in Farkhor is July (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Farkhor?
Farkhor receives on average 464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Farkhor?
Farkhor 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 Farkhor?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Farkhor between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1994, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Farkhor?
Yes: Farkhor has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Farkhor?
In Farkhor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 30 June 2022, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 13 January 2023.
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