Almaty vs Samarkand: which is better, month by month

Samarkand beats Almaty in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (59 vs 39) — while Almaty wins July; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · continental climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
1 of 12

Samarkand

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · mild climate

Best month
September 92/100
Months won
7 of 12

Almaty vs Samarkand — all 12 months

MonthAlmatySamarkandWinnerGap
January39Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality59Dcold, a little rainSamarkand20
February47Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality65Ccold, a little rain, clean airSamarkand18
March63Ccool, rainy, reliable snow74Bcool, rainy, clean airSamarkand11
April75Bnice, rainy, reliable snow88Anice, a little rain, clean airSamarkand13
May86Awarm, rainy89Awarm, a little rain, clean airTie3
June84Ahot, a little rain83Asweltering, dryTie1
July79Bhot, a little rain68Csweltering, dry, clean airAlmaty11
August82Ahot, a little rain84Ahot, dry, clean airTie2
September93Snice, a little rain92Swarm, dry, clean airTie1
October72Bcool, a little rain, reliable snow86Anice, a little rain, clean airSamarkand14
November56Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow71Bcool, a little rain, clean airSamarkand15
December42Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snow62Ccold, a little rain, clean airSamarkand20

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (39 vs 59). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.