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Moab vs Samarkand
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Moab and Samarkand have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Samarkand is the wetter, with 6 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Moab and Samarkand, in everyday terms.
Summers
Moab has hotter summers
Moab: Very hot
Samarkand: Hot
Winters
Samarkand has milder winters
Moab: Cold
Samarkand: Cold
Rain & snow
Samarkand is wetter
Moab: Very dry
Samarkand: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Moab: Fairly sunny
Samarkand: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Moab and Samarkand run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Samarkand is the wetter — about 6 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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 (°F) Moab runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 44 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 83 | 95 | 100 | 97 | 89 | 74 | 58 | 45 |
| Samarkand | 45 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 49 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -6 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 44 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 83 | 95 |
| Samarkand | 45 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 90 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -6 | -2 | -4 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 100 | 97 | 89 | 74 | 58 | 45 |
| Samarkand | 94 | 92 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 49 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +4 |
Avg low (°F) Samarkand runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 21 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 22 |
| Samarkand | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 39 | 33 |
| Difference | +9 | +4 | +3 | +6 | +5 | +5 | — | -1 | — | +4 | +9 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 21 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 |
| Samarkand | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 64 |
| Difference | +9 | +4 | +3 | +6 | +5 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 22 |
| Samarkand | 66 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 39 | 33 |
| Difference | — | -1 | — | +4 | +9 | +11 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 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 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +1 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Samarkand | 1.7 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +1 | -0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Samarkand | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +1 | +1.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Samarkand runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 53 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 34 | 45 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 53 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +14 | +6 | +3 | +5 | -14 | -19 | -6 | +2 | +11 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 53 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 34 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +14 | +6 | +3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 45 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 53 |
| Samarkand | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | -14 | -19 | -6 | +2 | +11 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 67 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 64 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | +1 | +6 | +12 | +13 | +7 | +1 | -11 | -17 | -16 | -9 | +2 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 67 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 28 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 |
| Difference | +1 | +6 | +12 | +13 | +7 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 33 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 64 |
| Samarkand | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | -11 | -17 | -16 | -9 | +2 | — |
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. Moab trends → · Samarkand trends →
Methodology & sources
Moab
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Moab, a weather station, inside the city. 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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