Zafar climate — normals and trends
Zafar (Uzbekistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 471 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Zafar averages 69 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Zafar has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 13 February 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
ZafarTashkent Region
- coords
- 40.98°, 68.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
471mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
116 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
23.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
46.8 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
13 February 1969
Wettest day
47 mm
22 October 1977
Windiest day
36.4 km/h
17 October 2017
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
7 April 1959
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
13 February 1969
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.9 h
29 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 17.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 30 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 10 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 38.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 115 mm | +62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zafar?
Zafar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 471 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zafar?
The hottest day measured in Zafar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zafar?
The coldest day measured in Zafar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1969, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zafar?
Yes. Zafar gets on average 45.3 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Zafar warmed?
Yes: Zafar warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zafar?
The wettest day measured in Zafar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1977, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zafar?
The windiest day measured in Zafar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zafar?
The warmest month in Zafar is July (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Zafar?
Zafar receives on average 471 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zafar?
Zafar 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 Zafar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zafar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zafar?
Yes: Zafar has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zafar?
In Zafar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 13 February 1969.
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