Gurlan climate — normals and trends
Gurlan (Uzbekistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 93 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gurlan averages 107 frost days, 103 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Gurlan between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 23 June 1941) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 22 January 1973).
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
GurlanXorazm Region
- coords
- 41.84°, 60.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
93mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
107 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
103 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
46.5 °C
23 June 1941
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
22 January 1973
Wettest day
34 mm
29 March 1981
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
14 March 1945
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
21 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
22 January 1973
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
24 January 1959
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 18 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 10 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gurlan?
Gurlan has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 93 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gurlan?
The hottest day measured in Gurlan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1941, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gurlan?
The coldest day measured in Gurlan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1973, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gurlan?
Yes. Gurlan gets on average 12.4 cm of snow per year and has around 107 frost days.
Has the climate of Gurlan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Gurlan.
What is the wettest day in Gurlan?
The wettest day measured in Gurlan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1981, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gurlan?
The windiest day measured in Gurlan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gurlan?
The warmest month in Gurlan is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gurlan?
Gurlan receives on average 93 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gurlan?
Gurlan gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gurlan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gurlan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1959, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gurlan?
Yes: Gurlan has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gurlan?
In Gurlan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 21 July 2018, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 22 January 1973.
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