Arakht
# Arakht

Arakht is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.

It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River, at an elevation of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) near the Tajikistan border. It lies 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) from Pish, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from Wishtayn, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) from Gordzhak and 10.0 km (6.2 mi) from Ghar Javin.

The nearest airport is 14 km (9 mi) away across the border at Khorog.

## Climate

Arakht has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and very cold, snowy winters.

Climate data for Arakht, Badakhshan Province (2009-present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9 (16) | −7 (19) | −3 (27) | 1 (34) | 6 (43) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 12 (54) | 5 (41) | −3 (27) | −8 (18) | 3 (38) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21 (−6) | −19 (−2) | −13 (9) | −8 (18) | −1 (30) | 3 (37) | 7 (45) | 6 (43) | 2 (36) | −4 (25) | −11 (12) | −19 (−2) | −6 (20) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.5 (2.97) | 106.7 (4.20) | 123.9 (4.88) | 108.2 (4.26) | 100.3 (3.95) | 67.0 (2.64) | 19.5 (0.77) | 7.8 (0.31) | 14.3 (0.56) | 54.9 (2.16) | 77.3 (3.04) | 60.8 (2.39) | 816.2 (32.13) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 71.2 (28.0) | 96.5 (38.0) | 117.5 (46.3) | 99.7 (39.3) | 66.4 (26.1) | 27.4 (10.8) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.2) | 6.3 (2.5) | 50.9 (20.0) | 75.7 (29.8) | 58.6 (23.1) | 670.7 (264.1) |
| Source: World Weather Online ||||||||||||||
