Isfara weather in October

In October, Isfara sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Isfara's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isfara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:35 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Isfara is city in Tajikistan.

Density
329/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Isfara reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32212
42211
52211
62211
72111
82111
92110
102010
112010
122010
13209
14199
15199
16199
17199
18198
19188
20188
21188
22188
23178
24178
25177
26177
27177
28167
29167
30167
31167

How October really feels in Isfara

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Isfara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°235.74.59.50.0
Feb / -0°347.13.810.40.6
Mar13° / 5911.61.811.73.4
Apr20° / 11°7213.80.3135.7
May26° / 15°6014014.26.0
Jun32° / 19°308.6014.84.6
Jul33° / 21°143.9014.64.1
Aug32° / 19°133.4013.65.3
Sep27° / 15°163.9012.37.9
Oct19° / 336.80.210.96.8
Nov11° / 367.21.39.83.0
Dec / -1°337.24.29.20.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77426
87327
97327
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157129
167129
177030
187030
196931
206832
216733
226634
236634
246436
256436
266337
276139
286139
296040
305842
315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Isfara gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1230
2230
3230
4230
5230
6230
7230
8230
9221
10221
11221
12221
13221
14221
15221
16221
17221
18221
19221
20221
21221
22221
23221
24221
25221
26231
27231
28231
29231
30232
31232

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:195:54
211.56:205:52
311.56:215:51
411.46:225:49
511.46:235:47
611.46:245:46
711.36:255:44
811.36:265:42
911.26:275:41
1011.26:285:39
1111.16:305:38
1211.16:315:36
1311.06:325:35
1411.06:335:33
1511.06:345:32
1610.96:355:30
1710.96:365:29
1810.86:375:27
1910.86:385:26
2010.76:395:24
2110.76:415:23
2210.76:425:22
2310.66:435:20
2410.66:445:19
2510.56:455:18
2610.56:465:16
2710.56:475:15
2810.46:495:14
2910.46:505:12
3010.36:515:11
3110.36:525:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Isfara?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Isfara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Isfara in October

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

In October, Isfara sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Isfara in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isfara peaks around May 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateMay 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Isfara in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Isfara is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1534 µg/m³Dec 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Isfara?

Isfara sits at 40.1°N, 70.6°E, 824 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Batken, 18 km away.

Qo‘qonRishtonQayroqqumOltiariq

Topography around Isfara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isfara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 849 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,289 m.

The land around Isfara is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
983 m
80 km
5,289 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Batken 18 km · Konibodom 25 km · Yaypan 32 km · Beshariq 34 km · Qo‘qon 52 km · Rishton 62 km · Qayroqqum 72 km · Oltiariq 78 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 Isfara (40.1265°, 70.6253°, elevation 824 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).