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 94°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 30°F at night. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 2.9 inches while August barely receives 0.07 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 94°F in July.

About 70 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 30°F in January.

About 46 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 15 in of rain a year.

Wettest in March

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.2 °F 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 (°F)	45	49	59	70	79	90	94	92	83	72	60	49
Avg temp (°F)	37	40	48	59	68	77	80	77	69	59	49	41
Avg low (°F)	30	32	39	49	56	64	66	63	55	45	39	33
Precipitation (in)	1.7	2.0	2.9	2.4	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	45	49	59	70	79	90
Avg temp (°F)	37	40	48	59	68	77
Avg low (°F)	30	32	39	49	56	64
Precipitation (in)	1.7	2.0	2.9	2.4	1.8	0.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	94	92	83	72	60	49
Avg temp (°F)	80	77	69	59	49	41
Avg low (°F)	66	63	55	45	39	33
Precipitation (in)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.8

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.0	0.6	4	16	22	20	6	0.7	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.0	0.6	4	16
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	22	20	6	0.7	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph)	4.6	5.1	4.9	4.7	4.9	6.1	7.5	6.8	5.3	4.5	4.4	4.3

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 (mph)	4.6	5.1	4.9	4.7	4.9	6.1

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 (mph)	7.5	6.8	5.3	4.5	4.4	4.3

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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