Isfara climate — normals and trends
Isfara (Tajikistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 391 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Isfara averages 74 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Isfara has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -22.1 °C (on 27 January 1969).
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
IsfaraSughd
- coords
- 40.13°, 70.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
391mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
46 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
42.7 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
27 January 1969
Wettest day
36 mm
15 April 2015
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
20 April 1973
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
20 January 1964
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
8.9 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.5 h
30 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 45 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 64 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 13.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 70 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Isfara?
Isfara has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 391 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Isfara?
The hottest day measured in Isfara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Isfara?
The coldest day measured in Isfara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1969, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Isfara?
Yes. Isfara gets on average 32.4 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Isfara warmed?
Yes: Isfara warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Isfara?
The wettest day measured in Isfara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2015, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Isfara?
The windiest day measured in Isfara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1973, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Isfara?
The warmest month in Isfara is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Isfara?
Isfara receives on average 391 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Isfara?
Isfara 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 Isfara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Isfara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 8.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Isfara?
Yes: Isfara has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Isfara?
In Isfara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 27 January 1969.
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