Climate averages 1991–2020
Samarkand weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Samarkand: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 6.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri (66 km away). In October its highs average 20.9°C, about as warm as Samarkand, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 28 cities listed in Uzbekistan, Samarkand ranks joint 17th of 28 for the warmest October highs and 15th of 28 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 28 cities is 21.0°C; Samarkand is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.3°C to 13.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 50 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Samarkand climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 57 | 10.4 | 9.710 h |
| February | 8.5°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 77 | 10.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 13.9°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 96 | 12.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.5°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 91 | 10.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 24.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 55 | 8.8 | 14.314 h |
| June | 30.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 15 | 3.9 | 14.915 h |
| July | 32.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 4.2 | 1.1 | 14.715 h |
| August | 31.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 13.714 h |
| September | 27.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 5.6 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 20.7°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 20 | 3.7 | 11.211 h |
| November | 13.4°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 50 | 7.6 | 10.010 h |
| December | 8.1°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 53 | 8.9 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri in OctoberUzbekistan · 66 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.7°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Shahrisabz in OctoberUzbekistan · 67 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Jizzax in OctoberUzbekistan · 91 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Qarshi in OctoberUzbekistan · 134 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Navoiy in OctoberUzbekistan · 143 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.2°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Denov in OctoberUzbekistan · 174 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Istaravshan in OctoberTajikistan · 177 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 5.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Guliston in OctoberUzbekistan · 180 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 22 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 Samarkand) is explained once on the Samarkand year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.