Kabul vs Samarkand: which is better, month by month

Samarkand beats Kabul in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (59 vs 45) — while Kabul wins July and October; 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.

Kabul

🇦🇫 Afghanistan · mild climate

Best month: September 94/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Samarkand

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · mild climate

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

Kabul vs Samarkand — all 12 months

Month	Kabul	Samarkand	Winner	Gap
January	45Ffreezing, a little rain, poor air quality	59Dcold, a little rain	Samarkand	14
February	51Dcold, a little rain, poor air quality	65Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Samarkand	14
March	66Ccool, rainy, reliable snow	74Bcool, rainy, clean air	Samarkand	8
April	80Anice, a little rain	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	Samarkand	8
May	91Swarm, a little rain	89Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
June	86Ahot, dry	83Asweltering, dry	Tie	3
July	78Bhot, dry	68Csweltering, dry, clean air	Kabul	10
August	83Ahot, dry	84Ahot, dry, clean air	Tie	1
September	94Swarm, dry	92Swarm, dry, clean air	Tie	2
October	90Snice, dry	86Anice, a little rain, clean air	Kabul	4
November	72Bcool, dry	71Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
December	64Ccold, dry	62Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (45 vs 59). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.