Buston in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Buston sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 159 mm of precipitation over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Buston's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Buston's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 159 mm; 29 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 5.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Buston in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Buston reaches about 20°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Buston

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Buston weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -1°	26	6.1	4.1	9.5	0.0
Feb	7° / 0°	39	7.7	4	10.4	0.7
Mar	13° / 5°	58	10.2	2	11.7	3.6
Apr	20° / 11°	64	10.7	0.3	13	6.2
May	26° / 15°	38	7.7	0	14.2	7.0
Jun	32° / 19°	15	3.9	0	14.8	5.1
Jul	33° / 21°	6	1.7	0	14.6	4.3
Aug	32° / 20°	4	0.9	0	13.6	5.5
Sep	27° / 15°	8	1.4	0	12.3	8.3
Oct	19° / 9°	21	4.5	0.3	10.9	7.3
Nov	11° / 4°	36	6.7	1.7	9.8	3.2
Dec	6° / 0°	32	7.4	3.9	9.2	0.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Buston gets around 159 mm of rain and snow over 29 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Buston?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Buston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buston in Spring

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

In spring, Buston sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Buston in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buston peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	9	9	8	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Buston in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Buston is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	22	30	35	37	33	29	26	30	31	25	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Buston?

Buston sits at 40.2°N, 69.7°E, 415 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Khujand, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Buston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,821 m.

The land around Buston is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

114 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

1,291 m

cropland 36%

80 km

4,821 m

grassland 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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Spring weather nearby: Khujand 8.0 km · Qayroqqum 9.0 km · Proletar 18 km · Suluktu 35 km · Bekobod 36 km · Istiqlol 38 km · Razzakov 46 km · Muchun 59 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

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 Buston (40.2342°, 69.6948°, elevation 415 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.