When to go · Tajikistan
Tajikistan in November
Mixed month. Roads start closing.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Tajikistan
- Prices
- Low
- Tajikistan
Verdict
Roads start closing.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- Dushanbe and the south-west · Dushanbe, Hisor, Khatlonfine
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, Istaravshanfine
Fergana Valley climate: hot summers, short cold winters.
- Ferghana Valley: Ferghana Valley (north Tajikistan) · Valley floorwarm
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.
- Dushanbe15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain days
- Ali Chur0 °C (32 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 2 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 2 rain days
- Ayni12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Hisor16 °C (61 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 6 rain days
- Isfara12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 6 rain days
- Ishkashim6 °C (43 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
- Istaravshan12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 5 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 5 rain days
- Karakul-2 °C (28 °F) / -16 °C (3 °F), 2 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 3 °F (-16 °C), 2 rain days
- Khorugh8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
- Konibodom12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
- Kulob16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 5 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 5 rain days
- Langar7 °C (45 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 6 rain days
- Murghab0 °C (32 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 4 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 9 °F (-13 °C), 4 rain days
- Panjakent9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days
- Qurghonteppa13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
- Khujand13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 5 rain days
- Khorog9 °C (48 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 3 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 3 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.
Constitution Day
6 Nov
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tajikistan
- Low
- Prices · Tajikistan
- Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tajikistan, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Mixed
Apr: Great (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
Apr: Low
Prices
Nov: Low
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Apr: 1
November: Roads start closing.
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