Norak in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Norak sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 24°C in early June to 27°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Norak's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Norak's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 77 mm; 15 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 7.3; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Norak in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 24°C in early June to 27°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Norak reaches about 28°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Norak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

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

Norak weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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	3° / -6°	88	11.9	10.1	9.6	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	125	13.1	9.2	10.5	0.2
Mar	11° / 1°	150	15.7	5.8	11.7	2.2
Apr	17° / 6°	157	15.3	1.3	13	4.8
May	22° / 10°	134	14.4	0.1	14.1	6.1
Jun	26° / 14°	49	8.6	0	14.6	7.3
Jul	29° / 16°	19	3.5	0	14.4	6.9
Aug	29° / 15°	9	2.4	0	13.5	7.6
Sep	25° / 11°	16	2.6	0	12.3	8.8
Oct	18° / 6°	43	6.6	0.3	11	6.8
Nov	11° / 0°	79	9.3	3.3	9.9	3.0
Dec	5° / -4°	82	11.1	7.5	9.4	0.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Norak gets around 77 mm of rain over 15 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Norak

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Is summer a good time to visit Norak?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is one of the better times to visit Norak for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Norak in Summer

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

In summer, Norak sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Norak in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Norak peaks around May 23 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	7	10	10	9	10	7	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Norak in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Norak is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 15 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)	15	19	27	34	37	33	31	29	31	29	21	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	37	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Norak?

Norak sits at 38.4°N, 69.3°E, 660 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Yovon, 26 km away.

Topography around Norak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norak has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m around an average of 851 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,878 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,101 m.

The land around Norak is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

782 m

grassland 66%

16 km

1,878 m

grassland 71%

80 km

4,101 m

grassland 71%

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Summer weather nearby: Yovon 26 km · Danghara 33 km · Vahdat 33 km · Boshkengash 46 km · Dushanbe 50 km · Kŭlob 66 km · Hisor 69 km · Hulbuk 71 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 Norak (38.3892°, 69.3227°, elevation 660 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.