The temperature in Uchkuduk reached a new all-time high of 49.7°C in July, UzHydromet reported. The weather station’s previous record was 46.2°C, set in 2021.
The monthly average was 1.3–2.3°C above the climate norm across most of Uzbekistan and 2.5–2.8°C above normal in parts of the north and desert zone. The start of the month, however, was 3–5°C cooler than normal.
The heat peaked on 18–19 July, reaching 43–45°C in most regions and 46–50°C in the south and desert zone. New all-time records were also set in Bukhara at 46.9°C, Navoi and Arnasay at 46.5°C, and Samarkand at 43.6°C.
Tashkent reached 44.3°C on 19 July, just 0.3°C below the capital’s all-time high recorded on 18 July 1997. During the most intense heat, overnight lows stayed at 25–28°C and reached 30–33°C in parts of the south and desert zone.
The number of days at or above 40°C ranged from three to eight in central and eastern areas, nine to 18 elsewhere, and 19 to 23 in the far south and the Kyzylkum Desert. UzHydromet said these figures were well above long-term averages.
Rainfall was uneven. July was mainly dry in the Khorezm, Bukhara, Navoi, Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya regions, while Tashkent received 9 mm of rain on 4 July against a monthly norm of 3.4 mm, and Dustlik received 24.6 mm against a 2.8 mm norm.
Winds strengthened to 15–20 metres per second in some areas. Gusts reached 22–25 metres per second in Nukus on 1 July and on the Ustyurt Plateau on 19 July, with dust storms and dusty haze reported in some districts.
