Samarkand, Uzbekistan climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Samarkand has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −1°C at night. Precipitation totals about 389 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 74 mm while August barely receives 2 mm.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 34°C in July.

About 70 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −1°C in January.

About 46 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 389 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in March

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.7 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Samarkand climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	7	9	15	21	26	32	34	33	28	22	15	9
Avg temp (°C)	3	5	9	15	20	25	26	25	21	15	10	5
Avg low (°C)	−1	0	4	9	13	18	19	17	13	7	4	0
Precipitation (mm)	43	52	74	61	45	7	3	2	3	13	41	47

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	7	9	15	21	26	32
Avg temp (°C)	3	5	9	15	20	25
Avg low (°C)	−1	0	4	9	13	18
Precipitation (mm)	43	52	74	61	45	7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	34	33	28	22	15	9
Avg temp (°C)	26	25	21	15	10	5
Avg low (°C)	19	17	13	7	4	0
Precipitation (mm)	3	2	3	13	41	47

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	9	7	5	2	0.5	0.3	0.8	3	5	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.0	0.6	4	16	22	20	6	0.7	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	14	10	5	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	6	11

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	9	7	5	2
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.0	0.6	4	16
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	14	10	5	0.4	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.5	0.3	0.8	3	5	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	22	20	6	0.7	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.6	6	11

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	64	63	64	58	51	39	31	28	29	39	54	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	5	6	6	8	10	14	16	18	15	9	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	12	14	17	16	14	11	11	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	15	12	9	3	1	1	2	5	11	14
Relative humidity (%)	67	66	64	58	46	29	21	20	22	35	55	64
Wind speed (m/s)	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.7	3.4	3.0	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	64	63	64	58	51	39
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	5	6	6	8	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	12	14	17
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	15	12	9	3
Relative humidity (%)	67	66	64	58	46	29
Wind speed (m/s)	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	31	28	29	39	54	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	16	18	15	9	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	14	11	11	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	1	1	2	5	11	14
Relative humidity (%)	21	20	22	35	55	64
Wind speed (m/s)	3.4	3.0	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.9

Methodology & sources

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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