Samarkand climate

Name: Samarkand
Address: Zarafshan valley, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan · Zarafshan valley · 39.627° N, 66.975° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-aridArid

Storied Silk Road oasis: hot dry summers and cold winters.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 98°F / 37°C

Coldest month

January, 26°F / -3°C

Annual swing

72°F / 40°C

Wettest month

March

Driest month

July

Rain per year

17.9" / 455 mm

Snow per year

12.6" / 320 mm

Elevation

2431 ft / 741 m

Time zone

Asia/Samarkand

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	45 / 7	26 / -3	1.68 / 43	4.8 / 121	68%	5.1 / 8.2	55%
February	53 / 11	32 / 0	2.08 / 53	3.2 / 81	69%	5.3 / 8.5	64%
March	61 / 16	39 / 4	3.71 / 94	0.3 / 9	70%	5.7 / 9.2	64%
April	71 / 21	48 / 9	3.29 / 84	0.6 / 16	65%	5.7 / 9.2	53%
May	80 / 27	55 / 13	2.68 / 68	0.1 / 2	53%	5.5 / 8.9	35%
June	92 / 33	64 / 18	0.31 / 8	0.0 / 0	30%	6.2 / 10.0	18%
July	98 / 37	70 / 21	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	26%	7.3 / 11.7	9%
August	93 / 34	65 / 19	0.22 / 6	0.0 / 0	27%	6.5 / 10.5	6%
September	85 / 29	56 / 14	0.16 / 4	0.0 / 0	34%	6.6 / 10.6	9%
October	69 / 21	45 / 7	1.32 / 34	0.0 / 1	51%	5.7 / 9.2	30%
November	56 / 13	34 / 1	1.57 / 40	1.4 / 35	65%	5.3 / 8.5	49%
December	48 / 9	29 / -1	0.90 / 23	2.2 / 55	70%	5.1 / 8.2	60%

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