When to go · Dushanbe
Dushanbe in August
Avoid month. Very hot and dry.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- Tajikistan overall
- Prices
- High
- Tajikistan overall
Verdict
Very hot and dry.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- DushanbeHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 1 day
- Dushanbe and the south-west, Tajikistan · Dushanbe, Hisor, Khatlonhot
Hot dry summers over 35 °C (95 °F), wet springs, mild winters with some snow.Hot dry summers over 95 °F (35 °C), wet springs, mild winters with some snow.
Summer season
Hot; mornings and evenings for outdoors; mountains are the escape.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Heat and dryness
Very hot and dry; mountains are the escape.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tajikistan overall
- High
- Prices · Tajikistan overall
- High
Tajikistan overall: As July; book jeeps and homestays ahead.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dushanbe, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 34 °C (93 °F)93 °F (34 °C)
Apr: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Aug: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 1 (better)
Apr: 11
Crowds
Aug: High
Apr: Low
Prices
Aug: High
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Apr: 1
August: Very hot and dry.
April: Warm; a good month to walk.
Dushanbe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen