Best time to visit Tashkent

Uzbekistan · Caucasus and Central Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Tashkent

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Go in Apr, May or Sep — these months score within a whisker of each other; in May, 28C max, 4 rainy days. Oct is the next best.

Prices thereVery cheap, about 29% of the US
MoneyUzbek som
PlugsType C and F and I, 220 V
DrivingOn the right

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Best in May 28°C · 4 rainy days quiet May in Tashkent ›

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Things to do in Tashkent

Holy Assumption Cathedral Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1871.
State Museum of the Temurids Timur (1336 – 1405) was the brutal and brilliant nomad warrior who united much of central Asia under his rule and laid waste far beyond.
Tashkent TV Tower Oh-so-Seventies structure looking like the offspring of a triffid with a moon shot, this 375 m tower beams radio and TV to all parts of the country.
State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan Museum in Tashkent
Sacred Heart Cathedral Roman Catholic church first built as a chapel for Polish prisoners of war in 1884.
State Museum of Arts Large collection of Russian and European art, many depicting Uzbek people and their lifestyle and antiquities.
Museum of Applied Arts Charming small museum of traditional arts and crafts, in a 19th-century merchant's mansion.

Tours and tickets in Tashkent

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Tashkent), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Tashkent in pictures

Holy Assumption Cathedral — i

ГОЛ ос, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

State Museum of the Temurids — i

Мамаджанова Зебо, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan — i

David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sacred Heart Cathedral — i

Журавлев Андрей Анатольевич, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Museum of Applied Arts — i

Ehedaya at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Month by month

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	7°	7d	73%	6.0h	ok	7C max, 7 rainy days
Feb	10°	8d	70%	6.4h	ok	10C max, 8 rainy days
Mar	16°	10d	69%	7.8h	okbusy	holidays: UZ: Eid al-Fitr (estimated); UZ: Nowruz; UZ: Women's Day
Apr	22°	8d	62%	9.7h	sweet spot	22C max, 8 rainy days
May	28°	4d	50%	11.7h	sweet spot	28C max, 4 rainy days
Jun	34°	0d	33%	13.6h	avoid	extreme heat: 12 days over 35C
Jul	37°	0d	27%	13.5h	avoid	extreme heat: 24 days over 35C
Aug	35°	0d	28%	12.7h	avoid	extreme heat: 17 days over 35C
Sep	29°	1d	34%	11.3h	sweet spot	29C max, 1 rainy day
Oct	21°	5d	50%	8.8h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Nov	13°	6d	65%	7.2h	ok	13C max, 6 rainy days
Dec	7°	7d	74%	5.8h	ok	7C max, 7 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Amir Timur Square, the centre, 6 km from the airport (TAS): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in October; quietest in January.

Then and now

Tashkent's February days now average 10.4°C, 3.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	4.8°	6.6°	12.2°	19.6°	25.4°	31.9°	34.3°	32.9°	27.6°	19.1°	12.8°	6.2°
2017–26	6.8°	10.4°	15.7°	22.0°	28.2°	34.0°	37.4°	34.8°	29.2°	21.1°	13.2°	7.2°
Change	+2.0°	+3.9°	+3.6°	+2.3°	+2.8°	+2.1°	+3.1°	+1.8°	+1.6°	+2.0°	+0.4°	+1.1°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Busy and quiet times in Tashkent

Tashkent experiences a dry climate, with extreme heat often occurring in July and August. Visitors may want to plan for early morning or late afternoon activities during these months.

Busiest	early Apr to late Jun — This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine, making it ideal for outdoor activities and sightseeing. early Sep to late Oct — The weather is still pleasant during this time, attracting many tourists before the onset of winter.
Quieter, still good	early Feb to late Mar — A quieter period when the weather begins to warm up, offering good value and fewer crowds. early Nov to late Nov — Post-peak season offers cooler temperatures but still reasonable weather for travel.
Watch out for	extreme heat

Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.

What Tashkent is like

Tashkent (Uzbek: Toshkent or Тошкент; Russian: Ташкент) is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, with a population of just over 3 million in 2024. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: This refers to the area west of the river around Chorsu Bazaar which has the oldest buildings, but much of it is modern, with boulevards seething with traffic. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: National Library of Uzbekistan is a pseudo-classical building at Navoi 1 in the government quarter (Metro Mustakillik maydoni). It has a comprehensive stock, but you have to register (in Uzbek) to get in. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Tashkent International Airport ((TAS IATA)) (8 km south of city centre). Tashkent International Airport is well connected to Europe, Russia, Middle East and Asia with Uzbekistan Airways and other major airlines. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Tashkent is generally safe. Beware traffic, safeguard valuables, don't get mixed up in local politics like demonstrations and suspect a scam if a suave local approaches you. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Tashkent, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Getting there

How far Tashkent is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Like a local in Tashkent

On arrival

Paying — Cash (som) still rules at bazaars and street stalls; cards, Visa more than Mastercard, work in most larger shops, hotels and restaurants, often with a 1% surcharge.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.

Getting around Tashkent

Tap a Visa or Mastercard bank card at metro gates and on buses (2,500 som a ride), or use an ATTO card from a metro cashier or post office; a cash QR ticket costs 3,000.

Apps — Rides: MyTaxi, Yandex Go. Maps: 2GIS, Yandex Maps. Messages: Telegram, WhatsApp. If Yandex Go will not install on your phone, Yango is the same service and works here.

The Metro is fast, safe and inexpensive. It's the obvious way to get downtown from the main railway station but doesn't reach the airport or bus terminal. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Tashkent, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency) · police 102 · ambulance 103 · fire 101.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Before you go

Type C and F and I plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Uzbek som. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Entry rules for British travellers. Everything for Uzbekistan: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

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Kind of place

Tashkent is in Uzbekistan, Caucasus and Central Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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