Bukhara vs Samarkand: which is better, month by month

Bukhara beats Samarkand in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (82 vs 74) — while Samarkand wins May to August; they are within 3 points in September and December.

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.

Bukhara

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · arid climate

Best month: April 95/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Samarkand

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · mild climate

Best month: September 92/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Bukhara vs Samarkand — all 12 months

Month	Bukhara	Samarkand	Winner	Gap
January	63Ccold, dry, clean air	59Dcold, a little rain	Bukhara	4
February	69Ccold, dry, clean air	65Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Bukhara	4
March	82Acool, dry	74Bcool, rainy, clean air	Bukhara	8
April	95Snice, dry, clean air	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	Bukhara	7
May	85Ahot, dry	89Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Samarkand	4
June	61Csweltering, dry, clean air	83Asweltering, dry	Samarkand	22
July	50Dsweltering, dry, clean air	68Csweltering, dry, clean air	Samarkand	18
August	72Bhot, dry, clean air	84Ahot, dry, clean air	Samarkand	12
September	89Awarm, dry, clean air	92Swarm, dry, clean air	Tie	3
October	91Snice, dry, clean air	86Anice, a little rain, clean air	Bukhara	5
November	76Bcool, dry, clean air	71Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Bukhara	5
December	65Ccold, dry, clean air	62Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (61 vs 83). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.