Muchun climate — normals and trends
Muchun (Tajikistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 601 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Muchun averages 91 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Muchun has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 10 July 1944) and the coldest -22.7 °C (on 7 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
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- coords
- 39.88°, 69.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
40.6 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
7 January 1969
Wettest day
54 mm
25 April 2014
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
5 July 1957
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
30 August 1968
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-27.9 °C
7 January 1969
Snowiest day
22.7 cm
5 November 1983
Sunniest day
14.7 h
23 June 1946
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 | 4.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 102 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 60 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 41 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 88 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Muchun?
Muchun has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Muchun?
The hottest day measured in Muchun between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Muchun?
The coldest day measured in Muchun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1969, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Muchun?
Yes. Muchun gets on average 103.5 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Muchun warmed?
Yes: Muchun warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Muchun?
The wettest day measured in Muchun between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2014, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Muchun?
The windiest day measured in Muchun between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1957, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Muchun?
The warmest month in Muchun is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Muchun?
Muchun receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Muchun?
Muchun 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 Muchun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Muchun between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1983, with 22.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Muchun?
Yes: Muchun has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Muchun?
In Muchun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -27.9 °C on 7 January 1969.
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