Climate averages 1991–2020
Samarkand weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Samarkand: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri (66 km away). In September its highs average 27.6°C, about as warm as Samarkand, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 28 cities listed in Uzbekistan, Samarkand ranks joint 21st of 28 for the warmest September highs and 15th of 28 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 28 cities is 28.5°C; Samarkand is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.6°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.6 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 27.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 5.6 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri in SeptemberUzbekistan · 66 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Shahrisabz in SeptemberUzbekistan · 67 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Jizzax in SeptemberUzbekistan · 91 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.4°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Qarshi in SeptemberUzbekistan · 134 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Navoiy in SeptemberUzbekistan · 143 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Denov in SeptemberUzbekistan · 174 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.3°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Istaravshan in SeptemberTajikistan · 177 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Guliston in SeptemberUzbekistan · 180 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 5.3 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.