Istiqlol climate — normals and trends
Istiqlol (Tajikistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 513 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Istiqlol averages 81 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Istiqlol has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 101 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -25.8 °C (on 26 November 1954).
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
IstiqlolSughd
- coords
- 40.57°, 69.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
513mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
55 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
40.5 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-25.8 °C
26 November 1954
Wettest day
36 mm
9 February 1998
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
7 December 1986
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
7 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
26 November 1954
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.7 h
30 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 59 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 67 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 35 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 106 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Istiqlol?
Istiqlol has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Istiqlol?
The hottest day measured in Istiqlol between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Istiqlol?
The coldest day measured in Istiqlol between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1954, at -25.8 °C.
Does it snow in Istiqlol?
Yes. Istiqlol gets on average 70.0 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Istiqlol warmed?
Yes: Istiqlol warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Istiqlol?
The wettest day measured in Istiqlol between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1998, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Istiqlol?
The windiest day measured in Istiqlol between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1986, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Istiqlol?
The warmest month in Istiqlol is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Istiqlol?
Istiqlol receives on average 513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Istiqlol?
Istiqlol 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 Istiqlol?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Istiqlol between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Istiqlol?
Yes: Istiqlol has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Istiqlol?
In Istiqlol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 26 November 1954.
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