Climate
Samarkand features a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) that closely borders on a semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers and relatively wet, cool winters. July and August are the hottest months of the year with temperatures reaching, and exceeding, 40 °C (104 °F). Most of the sparse precipitation is received from December through April.
| Climate data for Samarkand | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.4 (108.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.4 (−13.7) |
−22 (−8) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
46 (1.81) |
100 (3.94) |
60 (2.36) |
36 (1.42) |
6 (0.24) |
4 (0.16) |
1 (0.04) |
4 (0.16) |
17 (0.67) |
34 (1.34) |
47 (1.85) |
396 (15.59) |
| % humidity | 76 | 74 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 60 |
| Avg. precipitation days | 12.4 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 93 |
| Avg. snowy days | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.3 | 132.8 | 170.5 | 219.0 | 316.2 | 378.0 | 396.8 | 362.7 | 309.0 | 235.6 | 174.0 | 130.2 | 2,958.1 |
| Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net, World Meteorological Organization (UN) (precipitation days only) | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory (sun only) | |||||||||||||
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