Qarshi climate — normals and trends
Qarshi (Uzbekistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 271 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Qarshi averages 58 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Qarshi between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 9 July 1944) and the coldest -25.9 °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
QarshiQashqadaryo
- coords
- 38.86°, 65.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
271mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.1 °C
9 July 1944
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
7 January 1969
Wettest day
47 mm
9 April 1949
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
17 March 1948
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
21 February 2003
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
7 January 1969
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
25 January 1969
Sunniest day
14.2 h
26 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 43 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 20.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 33 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +5.9 °C | 21 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 37.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 39.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 13.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qarshi?
Qarshi has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 271 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qarshi?
The hottest day measured in Qarshi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qarshi?
The coldest day measured in Qarshi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1969, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Qarshi?
Yes. Qarshi gets on average 21.4 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Qarshi warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Qarshi.
What is the wettest day in Qarshi?
The wettest day measured in Qarshi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1949, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qarshi?
The windiest day measured in Qarshi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1948, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qarshi?
The warmest month in Qarshi is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Qarshi?
Qarshi receives on average 271 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qarshi?
Qarshi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qarshi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qarshi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qarshi?
Yes: Qarshi has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qarshi?
In Qarshi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 7 January 1969.
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