Best time to visit Uzbekistan
Hearing traditional music, feeling the desert heat on your back, and receiving a warm welcome from the Uzbeks are things you’ll never forget.
In high summer, the land is parched, so there isn’t much to look at in the countryside, and temperatures soar well over 30°C. This is not the best time to visit Uzbekistan as it is unpleasant when you’re walking around and you won’t want to take your time admiring the monuments. On the flipside, winter can dip to freezing. For optimum comfort temperature-wise and a visual feast of wildflowers, gold, and dark green across the lush Uzbek landscape, plan your trip for April and May or autumn, which is when you’ll experience the best of all it has to offer.
Uzbekistan, month by month
Uzbekistan small group tour
Explore cities and landscapes of the ancient Silk Road
From
£2899 to £2949
12 days
inc UK flights
Uzbekistan small group holiday
10 days exploring the Silk Road Treasures of Uzbekistan
From
£1795 to £2095
10 days
ex flights
Uzbekistan classic small group tour
Small group cultural tour to historic Uzbekistan
From
£3095
12 days
inc UK flights
Turkmenistan to Kyrgyzstan overland tour
Follow ancient trading routes through the 'Stan's'
From
£1795
20 days
ex flights
Uzbekistan tour, Road to Samarkand
Travel the ancient Silk Road through remote Central Asia.
From
£1870 to £1885
11 days
ex flights
The Silk Road small group tour
Discover the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China
From
£3899 to £4949
15 days
inc UK flights
Tashkent Weather Chart
MIN °C
MAX °C
RAIN (mm)
JAN
-2
6
60
FEB
-1
8
60
MAR
5
15
71
APR
10
22
61
MAY
14
28
41
JUN
18
34
10
JUL
20
36
4
AUG
18
35
2
SEP
13
29
5
OCT
8
22
28
NOV
4
14
47
DEC
0
9
59
Our top trip
Uzbekistan small group tour
Explore cities and landscapes of the ancient Silk Road
From
£2899 to £2949
12 days
inc UK flights
Small group travel:
2024: 29 Mar, 3 May, 17 May, 31 May, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct
2024: 29 Mar, 3 May, 17 May, 31 May, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct
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Responsible Travel recommends
Jonny Bealby from our supplier, Wild Frontiers:
“Spring and autumn are the best times for avoiding the heat of the summer, when temperatures in Bukhara regularly climb above 40°C. Don’t go too late – winters out there in the Central Asian deserts are brutal.”
“Spring and autumn are the best times for avoiding the heat of the summer, when temperatures in Bukhara regularly climb above 40°C. Don’t go too late – winters out there in the Central Asian deserts are brutal.”
Andrew Appleyard, from our supplier Exodus:
“May is my favourite time of year there, or late September. Later than that, it does get really cold down near the Afghan border, but it is warmer further north. There is a huge amount of different temperate zones throughout the country; you find massive variants. We went to bed some nights with all our clothes on, because some of the places we stayed didn’t have heating. But I do love it there!”
“May is my favourite time of year there, or late September. Later than that, it does get really cold down near the Afghan border, but it is warmer further north. There is a huge amount of different temperate zones throughout the country; you find massive variants. We went to bed some nights with all our clothes on, because some of the places we stayed didn’t have heating. But I do love it there!”
EVENTS IN UZBEKISTAN
Boysun Bahori
Boysun Bahori is one of the most culturally significant annual events in Uzbekistan’s calendar – a spring festival held in mountainous Boysun in the Surkhandarya Province. Dating back to pre-Islamic times, it is a colourful celebration of costumes, songs, dance and stories that have stood the test of time.