Istaravshan weather in August

In August, Istaravshan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Istaravshan's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Istaravshan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Istaravshan is city in Tajikistan.

Density
304/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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Istaravshan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°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)
13118
23118
33118
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312815

How August really feels in Istaravshan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Istaravshan 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 / -3°508.76.59.50.0
Feb / -2°7110.46.610.40.5
Mar12° / 10012.55.111.73.0
Apr19° / 11513.61.2135.5
May24° / 13°7712.40.114.26.6
Jun29° / 16°286.8014.86.1
Jul31° / 18°113014.55.5
Aug30° / 17°82.5013.66.6
Sep25° / 12°132.8012.38.6
Oct19° / 355.60.810.96.9
Nov11° / 597.73.59.83.0
Dec / -2°5395.99.20.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18955
19955
20955
21955
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28955
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31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Istaravshan gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
138
148
158
168
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208
218
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268
278
288
298
308
318

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
147476
247486
346486
446486
547485
647485
748475
849475
950464
1051454
1152444
1255423
1356413
1457403
1559383
1661372
1763352
1864342
1967321
2068311
2169301
2271281
2372271
2474260
2575250
2676240
2777230
2878220
2979210
3080200
3181190

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
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187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:267:34
214.15:277:33
314.15:287:32
414.05:297:31
514.05:307:30
614.05:317:29
713.95:327:27
813.95:337:26
913.95:347:25
1013.85:357:24
1113.85:367:22
1213.75:377:21
1313.75:387:20
1413.75:387:18
1513.65:397:17
1613.65:407:16
1713.55:417:14
1813.55:427:13
1913.55:437:11
2013.45:447:10
2113.45:457:09
2213.35:467:07
2313.35:477:06
2413.35:487:04
2513.25:497:03
2613.25:507:01
2713.15:516:59
2813.15:526:58
2913.15:536:56
3013.05:546:55
3113.05:556:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
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136.8Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
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186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
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246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Istaravshan

In seasonPeak

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

Istaravshan's rainy season runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Istaravshan?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Istaravshan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Istaravshan in August

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

In August, Istaravshan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Istaravshan 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 Istaravshan 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

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

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1132 µg/m³Jan 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Istaravshan?

Istaravshan sits at 39.9°N, 69.0°E, 979 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Muchun, 16 km away.

BekobodYangiyerRazzakovSuluktuDashtobod

Topography around Istaravshan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Istaravshan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,773 m.

The land around Istaravshan is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
804 m
80 km
4,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Muchun 16 km · Dalyoni Bolo 18 km · Shahriston 23 km · Bekobod 41 km · Yangiyer 43 km · Razzakov 46 km · Suluktu 48 km · Dashtobod 49 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 Istaravshan (39.9142°, 69.0033°, elevation 979 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).