Iskanderkul
Tajikistan
A startlingly turquoise alpine lake rumored to be the resting place of Alexander the Great's favorite war horse.
Warmest month is July at 37°C on average. Coolest is January at 9°C. Driest reading falls in August with 2 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$1.25 (~$1.25)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- $1.50 (~$1.50)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology7h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors2,042 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9° | ±7° | 4 |
| February | 12° | ±8° | 5 |
| March | 17° | ±6° | 8 |
| April | 23° | ±7° | 7 |
| May | 28° | ±6° | 8 |
| June | 34° | ±4° | 5 |
| July | 37° | ±4° | 3 |
| August | 35° | ±3° | 2 |
| September | 31° | ±4° | 2 |
| October | 24° | ±6° | 4 |
| November | 16° | ±7° | 4 |
| December | 11° | ±7° | 4 |
What to do
- Hike to the churning 125-foot Fann Niagara waterfall
- Skip stones across the mirror-like glacial lake
- Walk to the smaller snake-abundant Zamin-Mulla lake
- Spend the night at the Soviet-era Turbaza holiday camp
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.