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Best Time for Tashkent to Khiva via Samarkand & Bukhara
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Sweet spot: March, April, October. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Spring and autumn are the most comfortable periods for long outdoor visits; reserve every dated train before fixing the city sequence.
- Peak-summer heat makes long daytime walks unsafe for some travellers; use early and late visiting hours, carry water and shorten exposed stops.
- March and June are transition months: check the official forecast, layer for cool mornings in March and move exposed walks away from the hottest hours in June.
- Winter remains possible, but colder weather, shorter visiting windows and possible rail disruption require warm layers, flexible indoor alternatives and a fresh operator and forecast check.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.6°C | 4.2°C | 26 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |
| February | −3.5°C | 7.0°C | 37 mm | 10.4 h | ❄ |
| March | 2.5°C | 15.1°C | 42 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | 8.3°C | 21.9°C | 38 mm | 13.1 h | |
| May | 15.0°C | 29.6°C | 20 mm | 14.2 h | |
| June | 20.0°C | 35.6°C | 6 mm | 14.9 h | |
| July | 22.1°C | 37.8°C | 2 mm | 14.6 h | |
| August | 20.1°C | 35.8°C | 1 mm | 13.6 h | |
| September | 14.1°C | 29.4°C | 2 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 7.2°C | 20.4°C | 12 mm | 10.9 h | |
| November | 0.7°C | 11.4°C | 28 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| December | −3.9°C | 5.0°C | 27 mm | 9.1 h | ❄ |