Tashkent vs Dushanbe: which is sunnier?
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan vs 🇹🇯 Tajikistan · 304 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tashkent is the sunnier overall: about 2,929 hours of sunshine a year to Dushanbe's 2,806. Dushanbe has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Tashkent in 3 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Tashkent | Dushanbe | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,929 | 2,806 |
| Sunniest month | September (96/100) | September (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 9/100 | 24/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 54/100 | 44/100 |
| Rain / year | 413 mm | 318 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Tashkent vs Dushanbe month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashkent | Dushanbe | Tashkent | Dushanbe | Tashkent | Dushanbe | |
| January | 0 | 7 | 6° | 9° | 46 | 36 |
| February | 0 | 14 | 8° | 10° | 59 | 52 |
| March | 50 | 65 | 15° | 17° | 62 | 52 |
| April | 86 | 86 | 22° | 23° | 56 | 52 |
| May | 91 | 90 | 29° | 29° | 31 | 31 |
| June | 66 | 56 | 35° | 36° | 13 | 11 |
| July | 38 | 29 | 38° | 39° | 4 | 2 |
| August | 57 | 48 | 36° | 37° | 3 | 1 |
| September | 96 | 95 | 30° | 31° | 4 | 2 |
| October | 92 | 94 | 21° | 24° | 26 | 11 |
| November | 36 | 60 | 13° | 16° | 53 | 33 |
| December | 0 | 15 | 7° | 10° | 56 | 35 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Dushanbe · Feb Dushanbe · Mar Dushanbe · Apr even · May even · Jun Tashkent · Jul Tashkent · Aug Tashkent · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Dushanbe · Dec Dushanbe.
When to pick which
- November–February: Dushanbe (average score 24/100 vs 9). Dushanbe is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Dushanbe (average score 80/100 vs 76). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: Tashkent (average score 54/100 vs 44). Daytime highs are similar (36°C vs 37°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Tashkent averages 94/100, Dushanbe 95/100. Dushanbe is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Tashkent weather by month · Dushanbe weather by month · Best time to visit Uzbekistan.
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