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Best time to visit Samarkand

October is the best time to visit Samarkand for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 91/100
The least cloud August 6 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 3 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 6.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 91 21 °C 4
2 May 89 25 °C 9
3 September 89 27 °C 1
4 June 81 31 °C 4
5 April 78 20 °C 11
6 August 76 32 °C 1
7 July 71 33 °C 1
8 November 59 13 °C 7
9 March 53 14 °C 12
10 December 37 8.0 °C 9
11 February 36 8.4 °C 11
12 January 30 6.2 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 6.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 6.2 °C 57 mm 64 %
February 8.4 °C 75 mm 64 %
March 13.9 °C 94 mm 64 %
April 19.5 °C 90 mm 55 %
May 25.1 °C 54 mm 40 %
June 30.7 °C 15 mm 18 %
July 33.2 °C 4 mm 8 %
August 32.1 °C 3 mm 6 %
September 27.4 °C 6 mm 10 %
October 20.7 °C 20 mm 29 %
November 13.3 °C 50 mm 50 %
December 8.0 °C 52 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.