Urgench climate — normals and trends
Urgench (Uzbekistan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Urgench averages 104 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 23 rainy days per year.
Urgench has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 23 June 1941) and the coldest -29.8 °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
UrgenchXorazm Region
- coords
- 41.55°, 60.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
92mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
32.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
23 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.032
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
-29.8 °C
24 January 1973
Wettest day
39 mm
29 March 1981
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
14 March 1945
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
5 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
24 January 1973
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
4 February 2011
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 33.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 37.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urgench?
Urgench has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 92 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urgench?
The hottest day measured in Urgench between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1941, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urgench?
The coldest day measured in Urgench between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1973, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Urgench?
Yes. Urgench gets on average 11.1 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Urgench warmed?
Yes: Urgench warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urgench?
The wettest day measured in Urgench between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1981, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urgench?
The windiest day measured in Urgench between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urgench?
The warmest month in Urgench is July (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Urgench?
Urgench receives on average 92 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urgench?
Urgench gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Urgench?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Urgench between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2011, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Urgench?
Yes: Urgench has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urgench?
In Urgench, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 5 August 2011, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 24 January 1973.
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