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Bilbao vs Samarkand
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Bilbao and Samarkand have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Bilbao is the wetter, with 767 mm more rain a year, and Samarkand the sunnier.
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 767 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Samarkand has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Samarkand | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Samarkand | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Samarkand | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -1 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Samarkand | -1 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Samarkand | -1 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Samarkand | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 130 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 75 | 112 | 171 | 127 |
| Samarkand | 43 | 52 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 |
| Difference | -87 | -57 | -24 | -36 | -31 | -51 | -49 | -51 | -72 | -98 | -130 | -80 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 130 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 58 |
| Samarkand | 43 | 52 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 7 |
| Difference | -87 | -57 | -24 | -36 | -31 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 52 | 53 | 75 | 112 | 171 | 127 |
| Samarkand | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 |
| Difference | -49 | -51 | -72 | -98 | -130 | -80 |
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.
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.
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