Murghab climate

Name: Murghab
Address: Eastern Pamirs, Tajikistan

Tajikistan · Eastern Pamirs · 38.173° N, 73.966° E

Köppen ET/ Dwc cold high-altitudePolar & alpine

At ~3,650 m the highest town in the Pamirs: brutally dry, frigid winters, cool short summers, thin air and intense sun.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 67°F / 19°C

Coldest month

January, -8°F / -22°C

Annual swing

75°F / 42°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

December

Rain per year

2.1" / 54 mm

Snow per year

33.4" / 848 mm

Elevation

11880 ft / 3621 m

Time zone

Asia/Dushanbe

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	12 / -11	-8 / -22	0.00 / 0	2.3 / 59	62%	1.8 / 2.9	51%
February	21 / -6	-1 / -19	0.00 / 0	2.6 / 66	55%	2.5 / 4.0	48%
March	31 / -1	9 / -13	0.00 / 0	3.7 / 94	54%	3.2 / 5.1	53%
April	40 / 4	19 / -7	0.01 / 0	4.5 / 114	51%	3.8 / 6.1	50%
May	49 / 9	29 / -2	0.06 / 2	6.4 / 162	44%	4.5 / 7.2	45%
June	57 / 14	36 / 2	0.30 / 8	5.8 / 148	45%	4.6 / 7.4	38%
July	67 / 19	44 / 7	0.93 / 24	1.0 / 26	41%	4.2 / 6.8	33%
August	66 / 19	43 / 6	0.66 / 17	0.6 / 14	39%	4.2 / 6.8	29%
September	60 / 15	37 / 3	0.18 / 5	0.6 / 16	30%	4.3 / 6.9	15%
October	41 / 5	22 / -6	0.00 / 0	2.4 / 61	44%	3.9 / 6.3	34%
November	26 / -3	7 / -14	0.00 / 0	2.2 / 56	54%	2.5 / 4.0	40%
December	14 / -10	-5 / -20	0.00 / 0	1.2 / 31	63%	2.0 / 3.2	44%

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