Almaty vs Pamir Highway: which is better, month by month

Pamir Highway beats Almaty in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (83 vs 72) — while Almaty wins May; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Almaty

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · continental climate

Best month: September 93/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Pamir Highway

🇹🇯 Tajikistan · continental climate

Best month: September 93/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Almaty vs Pamir Highway — all 12 months

Month	Almaty	Pamir Highway	Winner	Gap
January	39Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	44Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	Pamir Highway	5
February	47Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality	54Dcold, rainy, reliable snow	Pamir Highway	7
March	63Ccool, rainy, reliable snow	65Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	Tie	2
April	75Bnice, rainy, reliable snow	76Bcold, a little rain, reliable snow	Tie	1
May	86Awarm, rainy	80Acool, rainy, reliable snow	Almaty	6
June	84Ahot, a little rain	89Anice, rainy, reliable snow	Pamir Highway	5
July	79Bhot, a little rain	82Awarm, a little rain	Tie	3
August	82Ahot, a little rain	86Awarm, dry	Pamir Highway	4
September	93Snice, a little rain	93Snice, dry	Tie	0
October	72Bcool, a little rain, reliable snow	83Acool, a little rain, clean air	Pamir Highway	11
November	56Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow	63Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Pamir Highway	7
December	42Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	49Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Pamir Highway	7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (72 vs 83). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.