Ishqoshim climate — normals and trends
Ishqoshim (Tajikistan) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -5.4 °C and it receives 505 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 August (8.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ishqoshim averages 296 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Ishqoshim has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 307 to 285 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.4 °C (on 5 July 2025) and the coldest -37.6 °C (on 15 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
IshqoshimGorno-Badakhshan
- coords
- 36.72°, 71.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-5.4°C
Average daily high
-0.5°C
Average daily low
-10.6°C
Annual rainfall
505mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
5.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
296 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
307.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-14.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
24.4 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest day
-37.6 °C
15 December 1947
Wettest day
40 mm
29 July 2010
Windiest day
8.7 km/h
20 October 1959
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
14 February 1998
Hottest feels-like
25.0 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-42.8 °C
15 December 1947
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
7 June 1949
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 1940
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 | -13.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -9.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 36 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | -7.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 101 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 0.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 52 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 8.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 13.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 92 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 15.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 5.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | -0.9 °C | +7.1 °C | 8 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | -6.6 °C | +6.0 °C | 46 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ishqoshim?
Ishqoshim has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -5.4 °C and it receives 505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ishqoshim?
The hottest day measured in Ishqoshim between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 24.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ishqoshim?
The coldest day measured in Ishqoshim between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1947, at -37.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ishqoshim?
Yes. Ishqoshim gets on average 307.0 cm of snow per year and has around 296 frost days.
Has the climate of Ishqoshim warmed?
Yes: Ishqoshim warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ishqoshim?
The wettest day measured in Ishqoshim between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ishqoshim?
The windiest day measured in Ishqoshim between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1959, with winds reaching 8.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ishqoshim?
The warmest month in Ishqoshim is August (8.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ishqoshim?
Ishqoshim receives on average 505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ishqoshim?
Ishqoshim gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ishqoshim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ishqoshim between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1949, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ishqoshim?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ishqoshim.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ishqoshim?
In Ishqoshim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.0 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -42.8 °C on 15 December 1947.
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