Uzbekistan
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Climate of Uzbekistan
Country climate guideUzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in the centre of Asia, lying between roughly 37°N and 45°N, and it is the only country in the world with two landlocked neighbours to the east and west. Its south, where most of the population lives, is the valley of the Zarafshan and the Amu Darya, with the great Kyzylkum and Karakum sand seas either side, and the north-east reaches into the Tien Shan foothills and the Fergana valley. Far from any ocean and on the leeward side of the Eurasian landmass, the climate is strongly continental.
Main climate types
Almost the whole country is desert or steppe, classified as cold desert and cold steppe, with a hot-summer influence appearing only in the far south around Termez, where the winter rain is heavier. The irrigated oases of Bukhara, Samarkand and the Fergana valley form a green belt in an otherwise arid land, and the high foothills north of Tashkent take more snow and stay cooler than the plain.
Temperatures
The contrast runs from north to south. Tashkent averages about 3 °C in January and about 26 °C in July; further south, Termez averages about 4 °C in January and about 30 °C in July, and Bukhara is close behind. Summers in the southern oases regularly see highs above 35 °C, occasionally above 40 °C. Winters are cold and short, with daytime highs of 5 °C to 10 °C in December and January and nights below freezing.
Rainfall
Rain is light and concentrated in winter and spring. Tashkent receives about 430 mm to 500 mm a year, wettest in March and April and again in winter, while the mountains north of the capital take more. Bukhara and Khiva take only about 300 mm, and the Karakum and Kyzylkum seas under 200 mm. Practically no rain falls anywhere in summer. Snow falls between December and February.
When to go
The most comfortable months are April and May, when the heat has not yet begun and the parks of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva are at their best, and again September and October. June to August is too hot for afternoon sightseeing, particularly in the southern oases. Winter is cold and foggy in the valleys.