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When to go to Samarkand

Twelve months of averages for Samarkand, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Samarkand has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April, May, September and October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May, September and October.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to August.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to February.
The warmest month is July (36°C) and the coolest January (5°C). The wettest is March (58 mm) and the driest August (1 mm); about 318 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Samarkand: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCool
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Samarkand

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Samarkand by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	5°C	-3°C	35 mm	68%	65%	2	23°C	Cold
February	8°C	-3°C	48 mm	68%	64%	2.7	24°C	Cold
March	14°C	3°C	58 mm	64%	64%	3.9	27°C	Cool
April	20°C	8°C	56 mm	60%	59%	5.3	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	13°C	30 mm	46%	52%	6.8	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	34°C	18°C	7 mm	29%	41%	7.7	37°C	Hot
July	36°C	20°C	2 mm	21%	37%	7.7	39°C	Hot
August	34°C	18°C	1 mm	21%	34%	6.9	39°C	Hot
September	29°C	13°C	2 mm	22%	31%	5.7	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	20°C	7°C	14 mm	36%	41%	3.9	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	12°C	1°C	35 mm	56%	55%	2.4	29°C	Cool
December	6°C	-2°C	30 mm	65%	61%	1.8	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

5°C

-3°C

35 mm

68%

65%

23°C

Cold

February

8°C

-3°C

48 mm

68%

64%

2.7

24°C

Cold

March

14°C

3°C

58 mm

64%

3.9

27°C

Cool

April

20°C

8°C

56 mm

60%

59%

5.3

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

13°C

30 mm

46%

52%

6.8

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

34°C

18°C

7 mm

29%

41%

7.7

37°C

Hot

July

36°C

20°C

2 mm

21%

37%

7.7

39°C

Hot

August

34°C

18°C

1 mm

21%

34%

6.9

39°C

Hot

September

29°C

13°C

2 mm

22%

31%

5.7

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

20°C

7°C

14 mm

36%

41%

3.9

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

12°C

1°C

35 mm

56%

55%

2.4

29°C

Cool

December

6°C

-2°C

30 mm

65%

61%

1.8

25°C

Cold