Is Qaratog safe? Tajikistan travel risk
Is Qaratog safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Qaratog scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Tajikistan Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Qaratog scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Tajikistan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Qaratog: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (45/100) and health and medical access (37/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tajikistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí at 38.5500° N, 68.2833° E, Qaratog lies 43.2 km E of Dushanbe. Time zone: UTC.
Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí
38.5500° N, 68.2833° E
Lowland
UTC
37,948
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Tajikistan
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: April (177 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 24° | 30° | 34° | 32° | 28° | 20° | 15° | 8° |
| Low °C | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 2° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 89 | 106 | 156 | 177 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 75 | 80 |
Normals: Dushanbe (43.2 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Qaratog happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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