Moskovskiy weather in August

In August, Moskovskiy sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% 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 Moskovskiy's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moskovskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:46 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Moskovskiy reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°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)
13823
23823
33823
43823
53823
63823
73823
83823
93723
103722
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303520
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How August really feels in Moskovskiy

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.

Moskovskiy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 296.91.79.72.2
Feb12° / 428.22.310.53.3
Mar18° / 4890.611.75.8
Apr25° / 13°468.30.112.97.0
May31° / 18°387.80144.8
Jun37° / 22°123.4014.52.1
Jul39° / 24°10.4014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°10.2013.42.4
Sep32° / 17°10.2012.35.8
Oct25° / 11°61.60118.7
Nov17° / 234.80.5106.0
Dec11° / 255.71.19.43.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
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151000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moskovskiy gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752041
2752041
3752041
4761941
5761941
6761941
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8771931
9771931
10771931
11771931
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18752230
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20742330
21752320
22752320
23752320
24752320
25752320
26752320
27762220
28762220
29772120
30782020
31801820

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
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
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 5:33 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:337:31
213.95:347:30
313.95:357:29
413.95:357:28
513.85:367:27
613.85:377:25
713.85:387:24
813.75:397:23
913.75:407:22
1013.75:417:21
1113.65:427:20
1213.65:427:19
1313.65:437:17
1413.55:447:16
1513.55:457:15
1613.55:467:14
1713.45:477:12
1813.45:487:11
1913.45:497:10
2013.35:497:08
2113.35:507:07
2213.25:517:06
2313.25:527:04
2413.25:537:03
2513.15:547:01
2613.15:557:00
2713.05:566:58
2813.05:566:57
2913.05:576:55
3012.95:586:54
3112.95:596:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Moskovskiy

In seasonPeak

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

Moskovskiy sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Aug
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Is August a good time to visit Moskovskiy?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moskovskiy in August

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

In August, Moskovskiy sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moskovskiy 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 Moskovskiy peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Moskovskiy 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 Moskovskiy is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1239 µg/m³Jan 1520 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr37Poor
May39Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moskovskiy?

Moskovskiy sits at 37.6°N, 68.6°E, 368 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Kolkhozobod, 7.0 km away.

ZarhalolQarāwulFarkhorSho‘rchiDanghara

Topography around Moskovskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moskovskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 365 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,965 m.

The land around Moskovskiy is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
1,965 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kolkhozobod 7.0 km · Vakhsh 25 km · Bokhtar 31 km · Zarhalol 40 km · Qarāwul 47 km · Farkhor 74 km · Sho‘rchi 82 km · Danghara 86 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 Moskovskiy (37.6093°, 68.5809°, elevation 368 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).