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Bilbao vs Samarkand

Cfb Oceanic / temperateCsa Hot-summer Mediterranean

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Bottom line

Bilbao and Samarkand have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Bilbao is the wetter, with 30 in more rain a year, and Samarkand the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter Bilbao 30 in more a year

Sunnier Samarkand 23 pp less cloud

Colder winters Samarkand 12°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Bilbao and Samarkand, in everyday terms.

Summers

Samarkand has far hotter summers

Bilbao: Warm
Samarkand: Hot

Winters

Bilbao has much milder winters

Bilbao: Cool
Samarkand: Cold

Rain & snow

Bilbao is much wetter

Bilbao: Wet
Samarkand: Fairly dry

Sky

Samarkand is far sunnier

Bilbao: Often cloudy
Samarkand: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Bilbao and Samarkand run remarkably close all year.

Precipitation

Bilbao is the wetter — about 30 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Samarkand has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	56	58	62	65	70	74	78	79	76	71	62	57
Samarkand	45	49	59	70	79	90	94	92	83	72	60	49
Difference	-12	-9	-3	+6	+10	+16	+16	+13	+7	+1	-2	-8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bilbao	56	58	62	65	70	74
Samarkand	45	49	59	70	79	90
Difference	-12	-9	-3	+6	+10	+16

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	78	79	76	71	62	57
Samarkand	94	92	83	72	60	49
Difference	+16	+13	+7	+1	-2	-8

Avg low (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	42	41	44	47	52	57	61	61	57	53	47	43
Samarkand	30	32	39	49	56	64	66	63	55	45	39	33
Difference	-12	-10	-5	+2	+4	+7	+6	+2	-2	-8	-8	-10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bilbao	42	41	44	47	52	57
Samarkand	30	32	39	49	56	64
Difference	-12	-10	-5	+2	+4	+7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	61	61	57	53	47	43
Samarkand	66	63	55	45	39	33
Difference	+6	+2	-2	-8	-8	-10

Precipitation (in) Bilbao runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	5.1	4.3	3.8	3.8	3	2.3	2	2.1	3	4.4	6.7	5
Samarkand	1.7	2	2.9	2.4	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.8
Difference	-3.4	-2.2	-0.9	-1.4	-1.2	-2	-1.9	-2	-2.9	-3.9	-5.1	-3.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bilbao	5.1	4.3	3.8	3.8	3	2.3
Samarkand	1.7	2	2.9	2.4	1.8	0.3
Difference	-3.4	-2.2	-0.9	-1.4	-1.2	-2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	2	2.1	3	4.4	6.7	5
Samarkand	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.8
Difference	-1.9	-2	-2.9	-3.9	-5.1	-3.2

Cloud cover (%) Bilbao runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	77	75	72	72	72	67	63	63	63	71	77	78
Samarkand	64	63	64	58	51	39	31	28	29	39	54	61
Difference	-14	-12	-8	-14	-21	-29	-32	-35	-35	-32	-23	-17

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bilbao	77	75	72	72	72	67
Samarkand	64	63	64	58	51	39
Difference	-14	-12	-8	-14	-21	-29

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	63	63	63	71	77	78
Samarkand	31	28	29	39	54	61
Difference	-32	-35	-35	-32	-23	-17

Relative humidity (%) Bilbao runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	79	78	78	78	78	78	76	73	72	74	77	79
Samarkand	67	66	64	58	46	29	21	20	22	35	55	64
Difference	-12	-11	-14	-20	-33	-49	-55	-53	-50	-39	-22	-15

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bilbao	79	78	78	78	78	78
Samarkand	67	66	64	58	46	29
Difference	-12	-11	-14	-20	-33	-49

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bilbao	76	73	72	74	77	79
Samarkand	21	20	22	35	55	64
Difference	-55	-53	-50	-39	-22	-15

How both climates are changing

Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Bilbao trends → · Samarkand trends →

Bilbao is projected to shift from Cfb to Csa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Samarkand from Csa to BSk.

Methodology & sources

Bilbao

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bilbao Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

Samarkand

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Samarkand, a weather station, about 10 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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