Vakhsh weather in April

In April, Vakhsh sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Vakhsh's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vakhsh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:56 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Vakhsh is place in Khatlon, Tajikistan.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Vakhsh reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32111
42111
52211
62211
72211
82211
92212
102312
112312
122312
132312
142412
152413
162413
172413
182513
192513
202514
212514
222514
232614
242614
252614
262614
272615
282615
292715
302715

How April really feels in Vakhsh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Vakhsh weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 418.12.69.72.1
Feb12° / 579.53.110.53.0
Mar18° / 639.9111.75.5
Apr24° / 13°518.70.112.97.0
May30° / 17°346.60145.7
Jun36° / 22°102.4014.62.8
Jul38° / 23°10.4014.31.6
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.53.0
Sep31° / 16°10.4012.36.1
Oct24° / 11°82.10118.6
Nov16° / 305.60.6105.8
Dec11° / 376.71.89.42.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54753
64753
74753
84951
94852
104852
114951
125050
135149
145248
155347
165347
175446
185545
195545
205644
215743
225743
235743
245842
255842
265842
275941
285842
295842
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Vakhsh gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
130
230
329
429
529
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2428
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49640
59550
69460
79370
89181
99091
1089101
1187121
1286131
1385141
1483161
1581172
1680182
1779192
1878202
1977212
2076222
2175232
2274242
2373252
2472253
2571263
2671263
2770273
2869274
2969274
3068284

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:186:40
212.46:176:41
312.46:156:42
412.56:146:43
512.56:126:44
612.66:116:45
712.66:096:46
812.76:086:47
912.76:066:48
1012.76:056:48
1112.86:036:49
1212.86:026:50
1312.96:006:51
1412.95:596:52
1512.95:576:53
1613.05:566:54
1713.05:546:55
1813.15:536:56
1913.15:516:57
2013.15:506:58
2113.25:496:59
2213.25:477:00
2313.25:467:01
2413.35:457:01
2513.35:437:02
2613.45:427:03
2713.45:417:04
2813.45:397:05
2913.55:387:06
3013.55:377:07

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Vakhsh

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Vakhsh?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Vakhsh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Vakhsh in April

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

In April, Vakhsh sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vakhsh in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vakhsh peaks around May 23 at about 9 (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 23UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Vakhsh in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Vakhsh is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1339 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vakhsh?

Vakhsh sits at 37.7°N, 68.8°E, 431 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Bokhtar, 14 km away.

QarāwulFarkhorDangharaZarhalolYovon

Topography around Vakhsh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vakhsh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,986 m.

The land around Vakhsh is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
1,986 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Bokhtar 14 km · Kolkhozobod 21 km · Moskovskiy 25 km · Qarāwul 55 km · Farkhor 56 km · Danghara 61 km · Zarhalol 65 km · Yovon 69 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 Vakhsh (37.7148°, 68.8346°, elevation 431 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).