Tajikistan in January

Cold; mountain roads icy; Dushanbe only.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatGreen lowlands; Dushanbe and the north.
• MayGreatGood for lowlands; high passes opening.
• JuneGreatPamir season starts; snow on the highest passes.
• JulyGreatPeak for the Pamir Highway and Fann treks; Dushanbe very hot.

• 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.

• Dushanbe6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Ali Chur-10 °C (14 °F) / -20 °C (−4 °F), 2 rain days14 °F (-10 °C) / −4 °F (-20 °C), 2 rain days
• Ayni5 °C (41 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Hisor7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 7 rain days
• Isfara2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Ishkashim-5 °C (23 °F) / -15 °C (5 °F), 5 rain days23 °F (-5 °C) / 5 °F (-15 °C), 5 rain days
• Istaravshan2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Karakul-10 °C (14 °F) / -25 °C (−13 °F), 2 rain days14 °F (-10 °C) / −13 °F (-25 °C), 2 rain days
• Khorugh2 °C (36 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 5 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 16 °F (-9 °C), 5 rain days
• Konibodom4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Kulob7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Langar-3 °C (27 °F) / -12 °C (10 °F), 8 rain days27 °F (-3 °C) / 10 °F (-12 °C), 8 rain days
• Murghab-9 °C (16 °F) / -22 °C (−8 °F), 5 rain days16 °F (-9 °C) / −8 °F (-22 °C), 5 rain days
• Panjakent2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Qurghonteppa5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 7 rain days
• Khujand4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Khorog0 °C (32 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 4 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 16 °F (-9 °C), 4 rain days

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.

• New Year

  1 Jan

  Public holiday.

• Cold season

  Dushanbe

  Cold and damp; heating is uneven; mountain roads may close.

Crowds · Tajikistan

Low

Prices · Tajikistan

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tajikistan, side by side.

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