Shahriston climate — normals and trends
Shahriston (Tajikistan) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 906 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Shahriston averages 148 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Shahriston has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 161 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 10 July 1944) and the coldest -25.1 °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
ShahristonSughd
- coords
- 39.77°, 68.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
906mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
148 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
200.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
32.9 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
13 January 2023
Wettest day
55 mm
15 April 1969
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
8 June 2019
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
8 June 1978
Hottest feels-like
33.7 °C
16 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
30.0 cm
23 February 1983
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 116 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 127 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 129 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 27 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 3.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 106 mm | +52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shahriston?
Shahriston has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 906 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shahriston?
The hottest day measured in Shahriston between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shahriston?
The coldest day measured in Shahriston between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shahriston?
Yes. Shahriston gets on average 200.4 cm of snow per year and has around 148 frost days.
Has the climate of Shahriston warmed?
Yes: Shahriston warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shahriston?
The wettest day measured in Shahriston between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1969, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shahriston?
The windiest day measured in Shahriston between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2019, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shahriston?
The warmest month in Shahriston is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shahriston?
Shahriston receives on average 906 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shahriston?
Shahriston 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 Shahriston?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shahriston between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1983, with 30.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shahriston?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shahriston.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shahriston?
In Shahriston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.7 °C on 16 July 2010, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 13 January 2023.
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