When to go · Tajikistan
Tajikistan in February
Mixed month. Winter; power cuts outside the capital.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Tajikistan
- Prices
- Low
- Tajikistan
Verdict
Winter; power cuts outside the capital.
Is another month better than February?
February is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in February
- Dushanbe and the south-west · Dushanbe, Hisor, Khatloncool
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.
- Fann Mountains and Zarafshan · Iskanderkul, Haft Kul, Penjikentcool
Trekking June to September; passes above 3,500 m hold snow into July.
- Pamir (GBAO) · Khorog, Wakhan, Murghab (3,600 m)cool
High desert: −20 °C (−4 °F) to −40 °C (−40 °F) winters in Murghab, cold nights all summer; the Pamir Highway is best June to September.High desert: −4 °F (−20 °C) to −40 °F (−40 °C) winters in Murghab, cold nights all summer; the Pamir Highway is best June to September.
- North (Sughd) · Khujand, Istaravshancool
Fergana Valley climate: hot summers, short cold winters.
- Ferghana Valley: Ferghana Valley (north Tajikistan) · Valley floorhot
Very sunny, low rainfall; summer temps 30‑35 °C (95 °F), winter can be cold with occasional snow.Very sunny, low rainfall; summer temps 30‑95 °F (35 °C), winter can be cold with occasional snow.
- Dushanbe8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
- Ali Chur-8 °C (18 °F) / -18 °C (0 °F), 3 rain days18 °F (-8 °C) / 0 °F (-18 °C), 3 rain days
- Ayni7 °C (45 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
- Hisor9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain days
- Isfara5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 4 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 4 rain days
- Ishkashim-3 °C (27 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 6 rain days27 °F (-3 °C) / 9 °F (-13 °C), 6 rain days
- Istaravshan4 °C (39 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 5 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 5 rain days
- Karakul-8 °C (18 °F) / -23 °C (−9 °F), 2 rain days18 °F (-8 °C) / −9 °F (-23 °C), 2 rain days
- Khorugh4 °C (39 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 4 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 4 rain days
- Konibodom6 °C (43 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 4 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 4 rain days
- Kulob9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days
- Langar-1 °C (30 °F) / -11 °C (12 °F), 9 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 12 °F (-11 °C), 9 rain days
- Murghab-7 °C (19 °F) / -20 °C (−4 °F), 6 rain days19 °F (-7 °C) / −4 °F (-20 °C), 6 rain days
- Panjakent4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 5 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 5 rain days
- Qurghonteppa7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
- Khujand7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days
- Khorog3 °C (37 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 5 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 5 rain days
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.
Late winter
Cold; occasional snow in the valley.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tajikistan
- Low
- Prices · Tajikistan
- Low
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Verdict
Feb: Mixed
Apr: Great (better)
Crowds
Feb: Low
Apr: Low
Prices
Feb: Low
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
Apr: 1
February: Winter; power cuts outside the capital.
April: Green lowlands; Dushanbe and the north.
Tajikistan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket