Nukus climate — normals and trends
Nukus (Uzbekistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 102 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Nukus averages 116 frost days, 95 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.
Nukus has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 24 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
NukusKarakalpakstan
- coords
- 42.46°, 59.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
102mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
32.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
116 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
95 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
26 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
46 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.004
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
46.7 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-32.1 °C
24 January 1973
Wettest day
38 mm
29 September 2016
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
27 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
20 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-37.2 °C
24 January 1973
Snowiest day
11.2 cm
1 February 1958
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 16 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +5.7 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 36.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +5.7 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nukus?
Nukus has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 102 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nukus?
The hottest day measured in Nukus between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nukus?
The coldest day measured in Nukus between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1973, at -32.1 °C.
Does it snow in Nukus?
Yes. Nukus gets on average 15.3 cm of snow per year and has around 116 frost days.
Has the climate of Nukus warmed?
Yes: Nukus warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nukus?
The wettest day measured in Nukus between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2016, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nukus?
The windiest day measured in Nukus between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nukus?
The warmest month in Nukus is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Nukus?
Nukus receives on average 102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nukus?
Nukus gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nukus?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nukus between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1958, with 11.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nukus?
Yes: Nukus has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nukus?
In Nukus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 20 July 2019, and the lowest was -37.2 °C on 24 January 1973.
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