Samarkand is his city Uzbekistan. Formerly the capital of the Empire of the famous Turko-Mongol conqueror Tamerlane.
At a glance
Weather | Jan. | Feb | Mar. | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov. | Dec |
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Daily highs (° C) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
Night low (° C) | -3 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -1 |
Rainfall (mm) | 44 | 39 | 71 | 63 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 41 |
Sunshine (Hours / day) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
THE Samarkand has a typical continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The best time to visit it is Apr / May and Sep / Oct. |
Languages
Uzbek
How to get there
By road
By train
By air
- Samarkand International Airport (IATA: SKD). Daily flights to Tashkent ($ 21) except Monday and Friday. Flights to Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kazan all with Uzbekistan Airways. Domestic flight tickets are sold at the airport in US dollars.