Khujand weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇯 Tajikistan · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Khujand is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with October and May close behind. Khujand averages about 2,919 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,919

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

206 mm

Snow / year

≈14 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

438k

Elevation

434 m

When is the best time to visit Khujand?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Khujand is September, then October and May. The dullest month is January (15/100, 18 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Khujand?

Khujand gets a lot of sun: around 2,919 hours a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate September (96) from January (15), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 4 destinations in Tajikistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,026 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around April, carries about 40% of the annual 206 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tashkent Uzbekistan · 121 km · best in Sep · 2,929 h sun/yr
• Fergana Uzbekistan · 175 km · best in Sep · 2,917 h sun/yr
• Namangan Uzbekistan · 179 km · best in Oct · 2,919 h sun/yr
• Dushanbe Tajikistan · 200 km · best in Sep · 2,806 h sun/yr
• Samarkand Uzbekistan · 238 km · best in Sep · 2,936 h sun/yr
• Shymkent Kazakhstan · 240 km · best in Sep · 2,974 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Zomin Uzbekistan · 111 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Andijan Uzbekistan · 227 km · 2,957 h sun/yr · best in Sep

Head-to-head

How Khujand compares month by month: Khujand vs Tashkent · Khujand vs Shymkent · Khujand vs Dushanbe · Khujand vs Namangan · all comparisons