SeasonMapKhiva (Xiva) weather by month
Uzbekistan
The best time to visit Khiva (Xiva) is April, September and October — 96/100 in April, 24°C and 2 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (87/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 52/100 — cold, dry, clean air. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Khiva, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Khiva is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 55 | D | 5°C | 3 d | 7 h | Quiet | 1 |
| FebFebruary | 66 | C | 9°C | 3 d | 8 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| MarMarch | 81 | A | 16°C | 3 d | 10 h | Busy | 3 |
| AprApril | 96 | S | 24°C | 2 d | 11 h | Busy | 1 |
| MayMay | 85 | A | 30°C | 3 d | 12 h | Shoulder | — |
| JunJune | 68 | C | 36°C | 1 d | 14 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| JulJuly | 54 | D | 38°C | 0 d | 14 h | Quiet | 1 |
| AugAugust | 76 | B | 35°C | 1 d | 12 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| SepSeptember | 92 | S | 28°C | 0 d | 11 h | Busy | 1 |
| OctOctober | 88 | A | 20°C | 1 d | 9 h | Busy | — |
| NovNovember | 71 | B | 11°C | 2 d | 8 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| DecDecember | 52 | D | 5°C | 2 d | 6 h | Quiet | 1 |
What's on in Khiva through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Khiva in April
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Khiva
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A guide to Khiva's Itchan Kala old town recommends the Allakulli Khan Caravanserai as the best place to shop for handicrafts and textiles, where you can watch some pieces being made on-site, and where bargaining is genuinely part of how prices work rather than an awkward negotiation to avoid. Their timing advice given Khiva's climate extremes, up to 45°C in summer and as cold as -7°C in winter, was to aim for March-June or September-October, both for comfort and because the entire old town is compact enough to see fully on foot in a day or two even in the busier shoulder seasons.