Central Asia & Caucasus · City travel

Best time to visit Bukhara

Mid Sep–Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.6°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Bukhara
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Season calendar

Bukhara season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 8.1)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 8.7)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 12.6)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 16.3)Late Feb: Fair (season score 30.7)Early Mar: Okay (season score 44.3)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 50.7)Late Mar: Good (season score 66.1)Early Apr: Great (season score 72.2)Mid Apr: Great (season score 77.9)Late Apr: Great (season score 79.5)Early May: Great (season score 77.8)Mid May: Great (season score 76.5)Late May: Good (season score 70.1)Early Jun: Okay (season score 49.6)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 39.6)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 27.3)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 25.8)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 23.6)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 22.5)Early Aug: Fair (season score 29.5)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 55.0)Late Aug: Good (season score 65.7)Early Sep: Great (season score 82.7)Mid Sep: Best (season score 95.3)Late Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Early Oct: Best (season score 96.2)Mid Oct: Best (season score 96.9)Late Oct: Great (season score 81.0)Early Nov: Good (season score 70.6)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 53.5)Late Nov: Fair (season score 36.8)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 20.2)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.0)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 9.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid6.8°C1.459.3%
FebruaryOff-season9.9°C1.755.3%
MarchOkay16.8°C1.856.2%
AprilGreat24.4°C1.451.0%
MayGreat30.9°C0.840.3%
JuneFair36.1°C0.225.1%
JulyOff-season37.5°C0.117.3%
AugustOkay35.7°C0.016.3%
SeptemberBest30.2°C0.019.8%
OctoberBest22.8°C0.535.1%
NovemberOkay14.3°C1.150.2%
DecemberAvoid8.0°C1.160.1%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Bukhara?
Mid Sep–Mid Oct. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.6°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Bukhara?
Mid Dec–Early Feb is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 7.3°C, with 1.4 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Bukhara?
Rainy days are few all year round (under 2 per 10 days in every month).

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: BUHARA(15 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.