Weather in Samarkand in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Samarkand in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +10°C with a maximum of +22°C and a minimum of -9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +11°C.
Is Samarkand warm or cold in December?
Samarkand is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +13°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to -2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Samarkand, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Samarkand in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +7°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -13°C | -22°C | -25°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +23°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 36 mm | 33 mm | 28 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 78% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1022 HPa | 1023 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +13°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 36 mm to 33 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in November to 7 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Samarkand is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Samarkand.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Samarkand?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Samarkand in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+17°C) and the highest in 2023 (+22°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 240 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2009 with 629 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Samarkand, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.