Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia, sits on a plain at the foot of the western Tian Shan mountains at around 450 metres above sea level, at approximately 41.30°N, 69.24°E. Its deep interior position gives it a continental Mediterranean-influenced climate (Köppen Csa/BSk) — hot, dry summers and cool, wetter winters.

Summer, from June to August, is long, hot and utterly dry, with July the warmest month — average highs around 35–36°C, sometimes exceeding 40°C — though the very low humidity makes the heat dry and the nights cool markedly. Rain is essentially absent for months, and the skies stay reliably clear.

Winter, from December to February, is cool and the wettest season, with January the coolest month — average highs around 6–7°C and nights near -3°C, with frost frequent and cold snaps that can drop below -15°C. Snow falls and can lie briefly, and most of the year's rain arrives in these months and in early spring.

Tashkent receives around 440–480 mm of precipitation a year, concentrated between December and April with a clear March and April maximum, while the summer is completely rainless; the nearby Tian Shan capture far more, feeding the rivers that irrigate the region. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Tashkent's rainfall pattern is Mediterranean in rhythm — wet in winter and spring, bone-dry in summer — the westerly systems being caught by the Tian Shan just to the east. The mountain snowmelt those peaks release each spring irrigates the cotton fields of the Uzbek plain, water once destined for the now-vanished Aral Sea.

To follow any single measurement in Tashkent more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.