Nukus climate
Nukus is warmest in July, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.8 °C. April is the wettest month (18 mm) and August the driest (1.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Nukus averages 110 mm of rain, 144 days above 25 °C and 118 days below freezing.
Uzbekistan · population 332,500 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 35 °C
- Coldest month January -6.8 °C
- Driest month August 2 mm
- Wettest month April 18 mm
- Least cloud August 11 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 47 °C
- Coldest on record February -27 °C
What to expectNukus through the year
Nukus has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 1.4 °C in January to 35 °C in July, a swing of 32 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 144 days a year reach 25 °C, 96 of them reach 30 °C, 118 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 2 mm in August to 18 mm in April. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4 °C | 9 mm | 62 % |
| February | 4.5 °C | 10 mm | 55 % |
| March | 12.4 °C | 18 mm | 52 % |
| April | 20.8 °C | 18 mm | 47 % |
| May | 27.8 °C | 15 mm | 39 % |
| June | 33.3 °C | 5 mm | 22 % |
| July | 35.2 °C | 2 mm | 14 % |
| August | 33.3 °C | 2 mm | 11 % |
| September | 26.5 °C | 4 mm | 16 % |
| October | 18.3 °C | 7 mm | 30 % |
| November | 8.7 °C | 10 mm | 48 % |
| December | 2.6 °C | 9 mm | 55 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4 °C | -6.8 °C | -2.9 °C | 16.7 °C | -24.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| February | 4.5 °C | -5.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 25.2 °C | -27.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| March | 12.4 °C | 0.2 °C | 6.3 °C | 29.9 °C | -14.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| April | 20.8 °C | 7.9 °C | 14.8 °C | 34.4 °C | -5.3 °C | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| May | 27.8 °C | 14.7 °C | 21.8 °C | 40.9 °C | 1.5 °C | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| June | 33.3 °C | 20.0 °C | 27.3 °C | 43.1 °C | 8.9 °C | 29 | 24 | 0 |
| July | 35.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 29.3 °C | 47.3 °C | 15.0 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| August | 33.3 °C | 20.3 °C | 27.1 °C | 43.7 °C | 10.4 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| September | 26.5 °C | 13.7 °C | 20.2 °C | 39.9 °C | 2.6 °C | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 18.3 °C | 6.2 °C | 12.2 °C | 31.5 °C | -5.5 °C | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 8.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 3.7 °C | 26.3 °C | -17.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| December | 2.6 °C | -5.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 17.7 °C | -24.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 mm | 2 | 9.4 h/day | 62 % | 73 % | 15 km/h |
| February | 10 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 55 % | 67 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 18 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 59 % | 18 km/h |
| April | 18 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 47 % | 47 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 15 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 39 % | 40 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 5 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 22 % | 33 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 2 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 14 % | 33 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 2 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 11 % | 35 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 4 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 16 % | 40 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 7 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 51 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 10 mm | 3 | 9.8 h/day | 48 % | 65 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 9 mm | 2 | 9.1 h/day | 55 % | 72 % | 15 km/h |
How Nukus compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nukus | 35 °C | -6.8 °C | 110 mm | 144 |
| Daşoguz · Turkmenistan | 36 °C | -5.6 °C | 100 mm | 151 |
| Bukhara · Uzbekistan | 38 °C | -2.3 °C | 150 mm | 175 |
| Kyzylorda · Kazakhstan | 34 °C | -10.0 °C | 127 mm | 132 |
Where Nukus ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Asia year-round | 39thof 50 | 9.2 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Nukus.
QuestionsCommon questions about Nukus’s climate
When is the best time to visit Nukus?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Nukus get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 96 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -6.8 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 118 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Nukus?
April, averaging 18 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is August with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 110 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Nukus rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.