Khiva

Uzbekistan

A remarkably intact, walled desert oasis that feels like stepping directly into a living museum of the Silk Road.

Warmest month is July at 37°C on average. Coolest is January at 4°C.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January4°±6°·
February8°±8°·
March15°±8°·
April23°±8°·
May30°±7°·
June35°±5°·
July37°±5°·
August34°±5°·
September28°±5°·
October20°±7°·
November11°±9°·
December4°±7°·

What to do

  • Climb the narrow stairs of the Islam Khodja Minaret for city views
  • Wander the dizzying labyrinth of the Itchan Kala inner city
  • Photograph the vibrant, chunky tiles of the unfinished Kalta Minor
  • Tour the opulent, deeply carved wooden courtyards of the Tosh-Hovli Palace

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.