Panjakent climate — normals and trends
Panjakent (Tajikistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 514 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Panjakent averages 109 frost days, 45 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Panjakent has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 10 July 1944) and the coldest -28.8 °C (on 13 January 2023).
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
PanjakentSughd
- coords
- 39.50°, 67.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
514mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
45 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
40.3 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest day
-28.8 °C
13 January 2023
Wettest day
43 mm
24 May 1976
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
8 March 1942
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
21 February 2003
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-33.9 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
30 March 1945
Sunniest day
14.6 h
23 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 53 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 8.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 55 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 100 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 69 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 93 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panjakent?
Panjakent has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panjakent?
The hottest day measured in Panjakent between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panjakent?
The coldest day measured in Panjakent between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, at -28.8 °C.
Does it snow in Panjakent?
Yes. Panjakent gets on average 92.2 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Panjakent warmed?
Yes: Panjakent warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Panjakent?
The wettest day measured in Panjakent between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panjakent?
The windiest day measured in Panjakent between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1942, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panjakent?
The warmest month in Panjakent is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Panjakent?
Panjakent receives on average 514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panjakent?
Panjakent 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 Panjakent?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Panjakent between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1945, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Panjakent?
Yes: Panjakent has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panjakent?
In Panjakent, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 4 July 2025, and the lowest was -33.9 °C on 13 January 2023.
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