Tajikistan weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall across Tajikistan, based on 30 years of climate data.

Best: late August to mid October

The average temperature in Tajikistan is around 12° across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Dushanbe.

Hottest
Jul
30°
Coldest
Jan
-6°
Wettest
Apr
141 mm
Driest
Aug
5 mm
Annual avg
12°
year-round
Rain / yr
823 mm
108 wet days
Largest city
Dushanbe
679k people
Cities
31
with climate data

Monthly climate (Dushanbe)

Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Dushanbe, Tajikistan's largest city.

MonthHigh / LowRainfallWet days
Jan / -6°80 mm11.4
Feb / -4°110 mm13.1
Mar12° / 135 mm15.6
Apr18° / 141 mm14.9
May22° / 11°120 mm14.1
Jun27° / 14°38 mm8
Jul30° / 16°13 mm2.8
Aug29° / 15°5 mm1.6
Sep26° / 11°11 mm1.8
Oct19° / 31 mm5.5
Nov12° / 67 mm8.6
Dec / -4°72 mm10.5

Weather across Tajikistan

Climate varies from region to region. Isfara is the warmest of these cities, averaging 14° — about 19° warmer than Khorugh, the coolest.

-20°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecIsfaraKŭlobDushanbeVahdatKhorugh
CityThrough the yearAvgWarmestBest month
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
12°24° (Jul)Sep
Isfara
Sughd
14°27° (Jul)Sep
Kŭlob
Khatlon Province
14°26° (Jul)Sep
Vahdat
Republican Subordination
12°24° (Jul)Sep
Khorugh
Gorno-Badakhshan
-5°10° (Aug)Aug

Climate in Dushanbe

Full Dushanbe forecast

Dushanbe is the largest city in Tajikistan; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.

In Dushanbe, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 21 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 31. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 1 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around May 20. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 12 · 99%Mar 16 · 36%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHumidity comfort

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Dushanbe is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmJun 24 · 5 km/hOct 5 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan5calm
Feb5calm
Mar5calm
Apr5calm
May5calm
Jun5calm
Jul5calm
Aug5calm
Sep5calm
Oct5calm
Nov5calm
Dec5calm

Best time to visit Tajikistan

A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs late August to mid October.

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Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Dushanbe receives about 4.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.2 and 7.3 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Apr 1 to Sep 30. The brightest month is July, averaging about 7.2 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 2.2 kWh/m² — roughly 70% less than the July peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJul 37.3 kWhDec 172.2 kWh

Where is Tajikistan?

Tajikistan sits around 38.5°N, 68.8°E. The marker shows Dushanbe, its largest city, among 31 cities with climate data here.

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
Muslim 98%

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