Norak climate — normals and trends
Norak (Tajikistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 931 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Norak averages 107 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Norak 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 126 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 4 July 2025) and the coldest -23.4 °C (on 9 January 1967).
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
NorakKhatlon Province
- coords
- 38.39°, 69.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
931mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
107 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
173.9 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
38.6 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest day
-23.4 °C
9 January 1967
Wettest day
76 mm
24 April 2003
Windiest day
63.0 km/h
9 June 1944
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
5 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-28.9 °C
9 January 1967
Snowiest day
24.0 cm
5 April 1994
Sunniest day
14.4 h
30 June 1948
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 | 4.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 94 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 174 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 116 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 34 mm | -95 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 4 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 113 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Norak?
Norak has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Norak?
The hottest day measured in Norak between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2025, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Norak?
The coldest day measured in Norak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1967, at -23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Norak?
Yes. Norak gets on average 173.9 cm of snow per year and has around 107 frost days.
Has the climate of Norak warmed?
Yes: Norak warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Norak?
The wettest day measured in Norak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2003, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Norak?
The windiest day measured in Norak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1944, with winds reaching 63.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Norak?
The warmest month in Norak is July (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Norak?
Norak receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Norak?
Norak gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Norak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Norak between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1994, with 24.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Norak?
Yes: Norak has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Norak?
In Norak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 4 July 2025, and the lowest was -28.9 °C on 9 January 1967.
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