Almaty vs Khiva: which is better, month by month

Khiva beats Almaty in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (96 vs 75) — while Almaty wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May and September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Almaty vs Khiva — all 12 months

MonthAlmatyKhivaWinnerGap
January39Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality55Dcold, dry, clean airKhiva16
February47Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality66Ccold, dry, clean airKhiva19
March63Ccool, rainy, reliable snow81Acool, dry, clean airKhiva18
April75Bnice, rainy, reliable snow96Snice, dry, clean airKhiva21
May86Awarm, rainy85Awarm, dryTie1
June84Ahot, a little rain68Csweltering, dry, clean airAlmaty16
July79Bhot, a little rain54Dsweltering, dry, clean airAlmaty25
August82Ahot, a little rain76Bhot, dry, clean airAlmaty6
September93Snice, a little rain92Swarm, dry, clean airTie1
October72Bcool, a little rain, reliable snow88Anice, dry, clean airKhiva16
November56Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow71Bcold, dry, clean airKhiva15
December42Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snow52Dcold, dry, clean airKhiva10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (79 vs 54). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Almaty

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · continental climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
3 of 12

Khiva

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · arid climate

Best month
April 96/100
Months won
7 of 12

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