Roghun is a city in Tajikistan. The city was the seat of the former Roghun District, and is part of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its population is estimated at 14,900 for the city proper and 44,100 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).

Subdivisions

Before ca. 2018, Roghun was the seat of Roghun District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Roghun. The city of Roghun covers Roghun proper, the town Obigarm and two jamoats. These are as follows:

Climate

Roghun has a continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsb) and experiences wet and cold winters with dry warm (although rather cool by subtropical standards) summers. The average annual temperature is 9 °C. The hottest month is July with an average temperature of 20.7 °C and the coldest month is January with an average temperature of −5.5 °C. The average annual precipitation is 877.6 mm and there is an average of 84.5 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 152.1 mm of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 3.9 mm of precipitation.