Khorugh weather in July

In July, Khorugh sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Khorugh's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khorugh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 11th coldest
Precipitation: 53 mm; 13.2 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 24 min; 5:09 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 4th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Khorugh is city in Tajikistan.

Founded: 1932

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← June Khorugh year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical July day in Khorugh reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

How July really feels in Khorugh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Khorugh weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-15° / -21°	71	12.3	14.3	9.7	0.0
Feb	-12° / -19°	91	13.6	15.3	10.6	0.0
Mar	-6° / -15°	106	14.9	15.9	11.7	0.0
Apr	-1° / -10°	97	13.6	14.1	12.9	0.0
May	4° / -5°	76	12.4	11.7	14	0.1
Jun	10° / -1°	62	13.8	3.2	14.5	1.9
Jul	14° / 5°	53	13.2	0.3	14.3	4.2
Aug	15° / 5°	30	8.8	0.1	13.4	5.1
Sep	12° / 1°	22	5.8	2	12.3	3.5
Oct	2° / -10°	43	8.2	8.1	11	0.2
Nov	-8° / -18°	67	10.6	11.4	10	0.0
Dec	-14° / -21°	72	12	13.3	9.5	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80
Cloudier (%)	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Khorugh gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34
Snow chance (%)	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	3
3	51	3
4	51	3
5	50	2
6	50	2
7	49	2
8	49	2
9	48	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	46	1
13	45	1
14	45	1
15	44	1
16	44	0
17	43	0
18	42	0
19	41	0
20	40	0
21	39	0
22	38	0
23	37	0
24	37	0
25	36	0
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	34	0
31	34	0

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	14.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20
Sunset (PM)	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.6	5:00	7:34
2	14.5	5:01	7:34
3	14.5	5:01	7:34
4	14.5	5:02	7:34
5	14.5	5:02	7:33
6	14.5	5:03	7:33
7	14.5	5:03	7:33
8	14.5	5:04	7:33
9	14.5	5:04	7:33
10	14.5	5:05	7:32
11	14.4	5:06	7:32
12	14.4	5:06	7:32
13	14.4	5:07	7:31
14	14.4	5:08	7:31
15	14.4	5:08	7:30
16	14.4	5:09	7:30
17	14.3	5:10	7:29
18	14.3	5:10	7:29
19	14.3	5:11	7:28
20	14.3	5:12	7:28
21	14.2	5:12	7:27
22	14.2	5:13	7:26
23	14.2	5:14	7:26
24	14.2	5:15	7:25
25	14.1	5:16	7:24
26	14.1	5:16	7:24
27	14.1	5:17	7:23
28	14.1	5:18	7:22
29	14.0	5:19	7:21
30	14.0	5:20	7:20
31	14.0	5:20	7:19

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.4	Intense
2	7.4	Intense
3	7.4	Intense
4	7.4	Intense
5	7.4	Intense
6	7.4	Intense
7	7.4	Intense
8	7.3	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.3	Intense
11	7.3	Intense
12	7.3	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.3	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.1	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Khorugh?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Khorugh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khorugh in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Khorugh sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Khorugh in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khorugh peaks around May 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	8	12	15	13	12	12	10	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Khorugh in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Khorugh is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	9	11	15	20	21	17	14	10	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Khorugh?

Khorugh sits at 37.5°N, 71.6°E, 2,089 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Bahārak, 79 km away.

Topography around Khorugh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Khorugh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khorugh has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,802 m around an average of 2,622 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,967 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,678 m.

The land around Khorugh is covered by grassland (54%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and bare terrain (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,802 m

grassland 54%

16 km

2,967 m

grassland 50%

80 km

4,678 m

bare terrain 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← June Khorugh year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Bahārak 79 km · Ishqoshim 85 km · Jurm 94 km · Fayzabad 96 km · Rustāq 158 km · Kŭlob 163 km · Chubek 163 km · Hulbuk 172 km

Tajikistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 28% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,637; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 65%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 15.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 409
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Khorugh (37.4904°, 71.5534°, elevation 2,089 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	3
3	51	3
4	51	3
5	50	2
6	50	2
7	49	2
8	49	2
9	48	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	46	1
13	45	1
14	45	1
15	44	1
16	44	0
17	43	0
18	42	0
19	41	0
20	40	0
21	39	0
22	38	0
23	37	0
24	37	0
25	36	0
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	34	0
31	34	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	3
3	51	3
4	51	3
5	50	2
6	50	2
7	49	2
8	49	2
9	48	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	46	1
13	45	1
14	45	1
15	44	1
16	44	0
17	43	0
18	42	0
19	41	0
20	40	0
21	39	0
22	38	0
23	37	0
24	37	0
25	36	0
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	34	0
31	34	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	4
2	51	3
3	51	3
4	51	3
5	50	2
6	50	2
7	49	2
8	49	2
9	48	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	46	1
13	45	1
14	45	1
15	44	1
16	44	0
17	43	0
18	42	0
19	41	0
20	40	0
21	39	0
22	38	0
23	37	0
24	37	0
25	36	0
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	34	0
31	34	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100