Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karakenja features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -13 °C (9 °F) and 13 °C (56 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (74 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 599 mm (23.6 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karakenja enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 26 minutes to 14 hours 52 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Karakenja are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 13 °C (49 - 56 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -13 to -9 °C (9 - 16 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karakenja experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 208 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -3°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Mean maximum | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Average high | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -13°C (9°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Average low | -18°C (-0°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Mean minimum | -27°C (-17°F) | -24°C (-12°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -26°C (-15°F) |
Minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -28°C (-18°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karakenja, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan with other places around the world.
Karakenja usually has the most precipitation in February, March and May, with an average of 13 rainy days and 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karakenja are August, September and October. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 83 (3.3) | 70 (2.8) | 66 (2.6) | 68 (2.7) | 49 (1.9) | 42 (1.6) | 17 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) | 39 (1.5) | 59 (2.3) | 42 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Karakenja are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karakenja: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202 | 240 | 307 | 343 | 396 | 400 | 422 | 400 | 353 | 314 | 261 | 253 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 44m | 10h 42m | 11h 57m | 13h 14m | 14h 19m | 14h 52m | 14h 35m | 13h 38m | 12h 24m | 11h 8m | 10h 1m | 9h 26m |
Karakenja experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karakenja UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 |