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Monthly climate in Khorugh, Tajikistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khorugh features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (0 °F) and 11 °C (52 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (71 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 775 mm (30.5 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Khorugh enjoys an average of 3852 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 36 minutes to 14 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khorugh, Tajikistan §

The warmest months in Khorugh are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 11 °C (46 - 52 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -14 °C (0 - 6 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khorugh experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 243 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Khorugh, Tajikistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Mean maximum -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Average high -15°C
(5°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)
Daily mean -18°C
(-0°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -18°C
(1°F)
Average low -21°C
(-6°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)
Mean minimum -30°C
(-22°F)		 -28°C
(-17°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)
Minimum -33°C
(-26°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -26°C
(-15°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khorugh, Tajikistan §

Khorugh usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 14 rainy days and 105 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Khorugh are August, September and October. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Khorugh, Tajikistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69 (2.7) 98 (3.9) 116 (4.6) 101 (4.0) 55 (2.2) 75 (2.9) 53 (2.1) 11 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 51 (2.0) 75 (3.0) 57 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 16 14 10 19 13 3 4 10 11 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Khorugh, Tajikistan §

The sunniest months in Khorugh are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Khorugh: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Khorugh, Tajikistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195 236 300 335 382 396 417 402 358 316 256 256
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 53m 10h 47m 11h 58m 13h 10m 14h 11m 14h 41m 14h 25m 13h 32m 12h 23m 11h 11m 10h 8m 9h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Khorugh, Tajikistan §

Khorugh experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Khorugh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khorugh, Tajikistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 13 14 16 14 14 13 11 9 6 4