Bukhara climate — normals and trends
Bukhara (Uzbekistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 150 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Bukhara averages 63 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Bukhara has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 72 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.0 °C (on 4 July 1942) and the coldest -25.9 °C (on 27 January 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BukharaBukhara
- coords
- 39.77°, 64.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
150mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.7 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.030
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
48.0 °C
4 July 1942
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
27 January 1969
Wettest day
31 mm
14 April 1969
Windiest day
51.8 km/h
13 March 2014
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
13 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
26 February 1978
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 45 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 19.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 39.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bukhara?
Bukhara has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 150 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bukhara?
The hottest day measured in Bukhara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1942, reaching 48.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bukhara?
The coldest day measured in Bukhara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1969, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bukhara?
Yes. Bukhara gets on average 10.7 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Bukhara warmed?
Yes: Bukhara warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bukhara?
The wettest day measured in Bukhara between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1969, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bukhara?
The windiest day measured in Bukhara between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2014, with winds reaching 51.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bukhara?
The warmest month in Bukhara is July (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bukhara?
Bukhara receives on average 150 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bukhara?
Bukhara gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bukhara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bukhara between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1978, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bukhara?
Yes: Bukhara has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bukhara?
In Bukhara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 29 July 1983, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 27 January 1969.
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