Bokhtar weather in February

In February, Bokhtar sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bokhtar's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bokhtar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:23 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.18 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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bokhtar reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bokhtar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bokhtar gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23312
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53412
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73413
83513
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20349
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:365:40
210.17:365:42
310.17:355:43
410.27:345:44
510.27:335:45
610.27:325:46
710.37:315:47
810.37:305:48
910.37:295:49
1010.47:285:50
1110.47:275:51
1210.47:265:53
1310.57:255:54
1410.57:245:55
1510.57:235:56
1610.67:225:57
1710.67:215:58
1810.77:205:59
1910.77:196:00
2010.77:176:01
2110.87:166:02
2210.87:156:03
2310.87:146:04
2410.97:126:05
2510.97:116:06
2611.07:106:08
2711.07:086:09
2811.07:076:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.18 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 — February's 3.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bokhtar

In seasonPeak

None of Bokhtar's seasonal hazards are active in February. 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bokhtar?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bokhtar.

What to pack for Bokhtar in February

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

In February, Bokhtar sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bokhtar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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
February 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).