Samarkand climate — normals and trends
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 513 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Samarkand averages 83 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Samarkand 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 98 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 10 July 1944) and the coldest -26.4 °C (on 7 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
SamarkandSamarqand Region
- coords
- 39.65°, 66.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
513mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · p = 0.001
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
43.9 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
7 January 1969
Wettest day
43 mm
22 October 1977
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
21 February 2003
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
21 February 2003
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
7 January 1969
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
5 April 1994
Sunniest day
14.6 h
24 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 67 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 34 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +5.4 °C | 12 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 37.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 9 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 108 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Samarkand?
Samarkand has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Samarkand?
The hottest day measured in Samarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Samarkand?
The coldest day measured in Samarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1969, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Samarkand?
Yes. Samarkand gets on average 51.6 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Samarkand warmed?
Yes: Samarkand warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Samarkand?
The wettest day measured in Samarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1977, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Samarkand?
The windiest day measured in Samarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2003, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Samarkand?
The warmest month in Samarkand is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Samarkand?
Samarkand receives on average 513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Samarkand?
Samarkand 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 Samarkand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Samarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1994, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Samarkand?
Yes: Samarkand has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Samarkand?
In Samarkand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 10 July 1944, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 7 January 1969.
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