Bokhtar weather in August

In August, Bokhtar sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bokhtar's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bokhtar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Bokhtar is city in Tajikistan.

Density
4,262/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bokhtar reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bokhtar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bokhtar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 418.12.69.72.1
Feb12° / 579.53.110.53.0
Mar18° / 639.9111.75.5
Apr24° / 13°518.70.112.97.0
May30° / 17°346.60145.7
Jun36° / 22°102.4014.62.8
Jul38° / 23°10.4014.41.6
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.53.0
Sep31° / 16°10.4012.36.1
Oct24° / 11°82.10118.6
Nov16° / 305.60.6105.8
Dec11° / 376.71.89.42.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
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21991
22991
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25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
311000

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bokhtar gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1504082
2513982
3513982
4523882
5513892
6523792
7533782
8543682
9543682
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18573571
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21583660
22593560
23593560
24593560
25613450
26623350
27633250
28653140
29663040
30682930
31692830

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:327:30
213.95:337:29
313.95:337:28
413.95:347:27
513.95:357:26
613.85:367:25
713.85:377:24
813.85:387:23
913.75:397:22
1013.75:397:21
1113.75:407:19
1213.65:417:18
1313.65:427:17
1413.55:437:16
1513.55:447:14
1613.55:457:13
1713.45:467:12
1813.45:477:11
1913.45:477:09
2013.35:487:08
2113.35:497:06
2213.25:507:05
2313.25:517:04
2413.25:527:02
2513.15:537:01
2613.15:546:59
2713.15:556:58
2813.05:556:56
2913.05:566:55
3012.95:576:53
3112.95:586:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
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197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
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266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bokhtar

In seasonPeak

None of Bokhtar's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bokhtar sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bokhtar?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bokhtar. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bokhtar in August

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

In August, Bokhtar sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bokhtar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bokhtar peaks around May 24 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateMay 24UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bokhtar in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bokhtar is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1339 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bokhtar?

Bokhtar sits at 37.8°N, 68.8°E, 426 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Vakhsh, 14 km away.

DangharaYovonFarkhorZarhalolQarāwul

Topography around Bokhtar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bokhtar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 427 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,985 m.

The land around Bokhtar is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vakhsh 14 km · Kolkhozobod 30 km · Moskovskiy 31 km · Danghara 57 km · Yovon 58 km · Farkhor 67 km · Zarhalol 68 km · Qarāwul 69 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
Muslim 98%

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 Bokhtar (37.8365°, 68.7776°, elevation 426 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).