Best: Jun, Aug-Sep · Great: May
A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around July giving way to milder, wetter conditions by March. In September, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.
The Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, with their turquoise-tiled mosques and madrasas, are the country's signature draws.
Try Uzbek plov and samsa, Silk Road staples of Uzbek cuisine.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cold days around 4°/-5°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 7°/-3°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/2°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/8°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/13°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/17°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 35°/19°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 33°/18°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/12°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/7°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/1°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 6°/-3°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).