Climate averages 1991–2020
Bukhara weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Bukhara: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 44 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Navoiy (88 km away). In August its highs average 34.4°C, 1.6°C cooler than Bukhara, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 28 cities listed in Uzbekistan, Bukhara ranks 3rd of 28 for the warmest August highs and joint 2nd of 28 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 28 cities is 33.8°C; Bukhara is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bukhara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 20 | 4.8 | 9.710 h |
| February | 10.5°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 26 | 5.2 | 10.711 h |
| March | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 32 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 24.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 24 | 4.8 | 13.213 h |
| May | 30.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 9.8 | 2.5 | 14.314 h |
| June | 36.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 37.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.715 h |
| August, selected | 36.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.714 h |
| September | 30.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 4.8 | 1.7 | 11.211 h |
| November | 14.5°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 15 | 3.8 | 10.010 h |
| December | 8.9°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 14 | 3.3 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Navoiy in AugustUzbekistan · 88 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Türkmenabat in AugustTurkmenistan · 107 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Qarshi in AugustUzbekistan · 155 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri in AugustUzbekistan · 157 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Samarkand in AugustUzbekistan · 217 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Shahrisabz in AugustUzbekistan · 221 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Jizzax in AugustUzbekistan · 293 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Bayramaly in AugustTurkmenistan · 310 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bukhara) is explained once on the Bukhara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.