Shovot climate — normals and trends
Shovot (Uzbekistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 92 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shovot averages 106 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Shovot between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -30.0 °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
ShovotXorazm Region
- coords
- 41.66°, 60.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
19.5°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
92mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
31.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
105 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 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
46.7 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
22 January 1973
Wettest day
36 mm
29 March 1981
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
14 March 1945
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
21 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
22 January 1973
Snowiest day
14.6 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 | 4.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 12 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 36.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shovot?
Shovot has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 92 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shovot?
The hottest day measured in Shovot between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shovot?
The coldest day measured in Shovot between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1973, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shovot?
Yes. Shovot gets on average 12.5 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Shovot warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Shovot.
What is the wettest day in Shovot?
The wettest day measured in Shovot between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1981, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shovot?
The windiest day measured in Shovot between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shovot?
The warmest month in Shovot is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shovot?
Shovot receives on average 92 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shovot?
Shovot 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 Shovot?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shovot between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1959, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shovot?
Yes: Shovot has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shovot?
In Shovot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 21 July 2018, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 22 January 1973.
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