Shahrisabz climate — normals and trends
Shahrisabz (Uzbekistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 563 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shahrisabz averages 72 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Shahrisabz has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 10 July 1944) and the coldest -25.1 °C (on 13 January 2023).
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
ShahrisabzQashqadaryo
- coords
- 39.06°, 66.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
563mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
87 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.026
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
43.8 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
13 January 2023
Wettest day
52 mm
29 April 1988
Windiest day
31.5 km/h
21 February 2003
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
21 February 2003
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
20 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
30 March 1945
Sunniest day
14.4 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 | 8.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 70 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 10.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 64 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 17.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 101 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +5.1 °C | 48 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 37.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 99 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shahrisabz?
Shahrisabz has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 563 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shahrisabz?
The hottest day measured in Shahrisabz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shahrisabz?
The coldest day measured in Shahrisabz between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shahrisabz?
Yes. Shahrisabz gets on average 74.6 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Shahrisabz warmed?
Yes: Shahrisabz warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shahrisabz?
The wettest day measured in Shahrisabz between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1988, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shahrisabz?
The windiest day measured in Shahrisabz between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2003, with winds reaching 31.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shahrisabz?
The warmest month in Shahrisabz is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shahrisabz?
Shahrisabz receives on average 563 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shahrisabz?
Shahrisabz 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 Shahrisabz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shahrisabz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1945, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shahrisabz?
Yes: Shahrisabz has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shahrisabz?
In Shahrisabz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 20 July 2003, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 13 January 2023.
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