Qayroqqum
City in Tajikistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Qayroqqum is a city in Tajikistan, in Sughd. About 49,200 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Tajikistan in our atlas.
It lies at 40.27° N, 69.80° E, about 362 m (1,188 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dushanbe time zone.
Location
Red dot: Qayroqqum. Green dots: other major cities of Tajikistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Qayroqqum has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (24°F). Around 233 mm (9 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in TajikistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Khujand · 15 km
- Konibodom · 54 km
- Isfara · 72 km
- Istaravshan · 78 km
- Vahdat · 201 km
- Dushanbe · 210 km
- Kŭlob · 261 km
- Bokhtar · 283 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1514883 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q615274 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.