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Samarqand in Decemberhow the month reads

December is a challenging month for Samarqand overall inside Uzbekistan, with cooler than the yearly mean by 12.9°C. The safety bulletins below apply.

Rank
12 of 12
Score
60/100
December match
60/100

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What’s open · December

Things to do in Samarqand in December

  • Open
    The Silk Road cities (Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva)

    the monuments are open all year — it is the walking between them that the season decides

    Source: kalpak-travel.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

  • Temperature
    8°C
    −12.9°C vs. yearly mean
  • Month rank
    12 of 12
    for Samarqand
  • Best months
    May · September · April
    highest regional score
12-month temperature · Samarqand

December in context

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologySamarqand, Uzbekistan — December. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (7.1), highest in July (34.9). Monthly means: 7.1, 9.7, 15.4, 21.2, 27.2, 32.5, 34.9, 32.4, 28.1, 20.5, 13.2, 8.0.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January7.1
February9.7
March15.4
April21.2
May27.2
June32.5
July34.9
August32.4
September28.1
October20.5
November13.2
December8.0
Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Uzbekistan

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
See breakdown by country
AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Uzbekistan carry a higher advisory — up to level 3, "Reconsider travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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November

13°C in Nov

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January

7°C in Jan

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