Farkhor weather in August

In August, Farkhor sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.4 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 97% 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 Farkhor's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farkhor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
6%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Farkhor is human settlement.

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 Farkhor reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°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 4°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Farkhor 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 / -1°488.43.39.72.0
Feb12° / 669.83.510.62.9
Mar18° / 8111.31.111.75.3
Apr23° / 12°8411.10.112.96.6
May29° / 16°688.90145.9
Jun35° / 20°173.5014.53.4
Jul37° / 23°30.8014.31.9
Aug36° / 22°10.3013.42.9
Sep31° / 17°20.5012.36.0
Oct24° / 11°132.60118.5
Nov16° / 436.70.7105.5
Dec11° / 437.22.19.52.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
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151000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Farkhor gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801541
2811441
3811441
4821341
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6831331
7831331
8841231
9851221
10841321
11841321
12851311
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25881110
26881110
27891010
28891010
2990910
3091810
3191810

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 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
135calm
145calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 5:30 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:307:27
213.95:317:26
313.95:327:25
413.95:327:24
513.85:337:23
613.85:347:22
713.85:357:21
813.75:367:20
913.75:377:19
1013.75:387:17
1113.65:387:16
1213.65:397:15
1313.65:407:14
1413.55:417:13
1513.55:427:11
1613.55:437:10
1713.45:447:09
1813.45:457:08
1913.35:457:06
2013.35:467:05
2113.35:477:03
2213.25:487:02
2313.25:497:01
2413.25:506:59
2513.15:516:58
2613.15:526:56
2713.05:526:55
2813.05:536:53
2913.05:546:52
3012.95:556:50
3112.95:566:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Farkhor?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Farkhor in August

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

In August, Farkhor sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Farkhor 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 Farkhor peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 22UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Farkhor 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 Farkhor is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2032 µg/m³Jan 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Farkhor?

Farkhor sits at 37.5°N, 69.4°E, 444 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Chubek, 30 km away.

HulbukĀrt KhwājahRustāqVakhshKŭlobQarāwulKolkhozobod

Topography around Farkhor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farkhor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,738 m.

The land around Farkhor is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
1,064 m
80 km
2,738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Chubek 30 km · Hulbuk 41 km · Ārt Khwājah 46 km · Rustāq 56 km · Vakhsh 56 km · Kŭlob 58 km · Qarāwul 63 km · Kolkhozobod 67 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 Farkhor (37.4922°, 69.4036°, elevation 444 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).