Uzbekistan
Samarkand in May
🌷 SpringPleasant and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 9.7What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.9
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (27°C highs / 14°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 8°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~40 mm rain)
- Air quality9.5
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~8 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| May | Sep | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.7 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 27° / 14° | 29° / 14° |
| Rain | 40 mm | 3 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 8° | dew pt -2° |
| PM2.5 | 8 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Samarkand weather-station normals. Rainfall: Samarkand weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Day of Memory and Honor 8–10 May · 3 days off in a row
- Eid al-Adha 15–17 May · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Nature calendarBlossoms, leaves & seasons in Samarkand
- Snowy daysTypical datesSnow likely Nov–Mar (most in Jan: ~9 days)
Average number of days with snowfall at Samarkand.
Source: Samarkand weather-station normals (national weather service, via Wikipedia climate table)
Explore SamarkandEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallySilk Road city in Uzbekistan, known for the tiled Timurid monuments of the Registan, Shah-i-Zinda and Gur-e-Amir.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
Independence DayEvery year1 September every year
National holiday with concerts.
Why go: Public holiday.
Where: Citywide
NavruzEvery year21 March every year
Persian New Year celebrated with food and festivities.
Why go: A public holiday.
Where: Citywide
Registan
A square framed by three tiled madrasas.
💡 Visit at dusk for softer light.
Shah-i-Zinda
A street of tiled mausoleums.
Gur-e-Amir
Timur's mausoleum with a ribbed blue dome.
Bibi-Khanym Mosque
A vast mosque built by Timur.
Siab Bazaar
A market selling bread, dried fruit and nuts.
Ulugh Beg Observatorygreat in May
Remains of a 15th-century observatory.
💡 Summer is very hot; spring and autumn are best.
Plov
Rice with meat, carrots and spices.
💡 Plov centres, usually at lunch
Samarkand non
Round bread from the city.
💡 Siab Bazaar
Samsa
Pastries baked in a tandoor.
💡 Street vendors
Shashlik
Grilled meat skewers.
💡 Grill houses
Silk paper
Handmade paper from mulberry bark.
💡 Konigil paper workshop
Suzani
Embroidered textiles.
💡 Craft shops in the madrasas
Ceramics
Glazed plates and bowls.
💡 Craft shops
Dried fruit and nuts
Local dried fruit and nuts.
💡 Siab Bazaar