Dushanbe vs Samarkand: which is better, month by month

Samarkand beats Dushanbe in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (84 vs 69) — while Dushanbe wins October to November; they are within 3 points in the other 6 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.

Dushanbe

🇹🇯 Tajikistan · mild climate

Best month: October 91/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Samarkand

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · mild climate

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

Dushanbe vs Samarkand — all 12 months

Month	Dushanbe	Samarkand	Winner	Gap
January	61Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	59Dcold, a little rain	Tie	2
February	67Ccool, rainy, clean air	65Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
March	73Bnice, rainy, clean air	74Bcool, rainy, clean air	Tie	1
April	87Awarm, rainy, clean air	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
May	85Ahot, rainy	89Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Samarkand	4
June	80Asweltering, dry	83Asweltering, dry	Tie	3
July	55Dsweltering, dry	68Csweltering, dry, clean air	Samarkand	13
August	69Csweltering, dry	84Ahot, dry, clean air	Samarkand	15
September	88Ahot, dry, clean air	92Swarm, dry, clean air	Samarkand	4
October	91Snice, a little rain	86Anice, a little rain, clean air	Dushanbe	5
November	75Bcool, a little rain, clean air	71Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Dushanbe	4
December	65Ccold, a little rain, reliable snow	62Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (69 vs 84). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.