Khorugh climate — normals and trends
Khorugh (Tajikistan) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -4.8 °C and it receives 771 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 (9.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Khorugh averages 276 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Khorugh has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 288 to 264 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.3 °C (on 5 July 2025) and the coldest -36.8 °C (on 27 January 2008).
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
KhorughGorno-Badakhshan
- coords
- 37.49°, 71.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-4.8°C
Average daily high
-0.4°C
Average daily low
-9.1°C
Annual rainfall
771mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
4.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
276 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
461.0 cm
Average feels-like high
-2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
26.3 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest day
-36.8 °C
27 January 2008
Wettest day
47 mm
2 May 1959
Windiest day
13.2 km/h
9 September 2019
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
24 January 1969
Hottest feels-like
27.0 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-41.6 °C
27 January 2008
Snowiest day
33.2 cm
2 May 1959
Sunniest day
14.2 h
1 July 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | -10.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 63 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | -6.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 119 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 0.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 92 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 8.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 41 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 14.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 9 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +5.1 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 7.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | -1.3 °C | +7.9 °C | 6 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | -7.9 °C | +6.3 °C | 110 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khorugh?
Khorugh has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -4.8 °C and it receives 771 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khorugh?
The hottest day measured in Khorugh between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 26.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khorugh?
The coldest day measured in Khorugh between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2008, at -36.8 °C.
Does it snow in Khorugh?
Yes. Khorugh gets on average 461.0 cm of snow per year and has around 276 frost days.
Has the climate of Khorugh warmed?
Yes: Khorugh warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khorugh?
The wettest day measured in Khorugh between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1959, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khorugh?
The windiest day measured in Khorugh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2019, with winds reaching 13.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khorugh?
The warmest month in Khorugh is August (9.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Khorugh?
Khorugh receives on average 771 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khorugh?
Khorugh 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 Khorugh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khorugh between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1959, with 33.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khorugh?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Khorugh.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khorugh?
In Khorugh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.0 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -41.6 °C on 27 January 2008.
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