Bukhara weather in September

In September, Bukhara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bukhara's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukhara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:29 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 8%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Bukhara is city in Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan.

Density: 7,111/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~500 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical September day in Bukhara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	30	16
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	30	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	29	14
25	28	14
26	28	13
27	28	13
28	28	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

How September really feels in Bukhara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 8 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bukhara weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / -1°	21	4.9	1.5	9.5	1.2
Feb	10° / 0°	26	5.2	0.9	10.4	2.7
Mar	17° / 5°	32	6.3	0.4	11.7	5.8
Apr	25° / 12°	24	4.8	0	13	7.6
May	31° / 17°	10	2.5	0	14.2	5.6
Jun	36° / 21°	2	0.5	0	14.8	2.7
Jul	38° / 23°	1	0.2	0	14.5	1.7
Aug	36° / 21°	0	0.1	0	13.6	3.0
Sep	30° / 16°	1	0.2	0	12.3	6.6
Oct	23° / 9°	5	1.7	0	10.9	8.7
Nov	15° / 3°	15	3.8	0.3	9.8	5.2
Dec	9° / -0°	14	3.3	0.5	9.2	1.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	96	96	96	96	94	94	94	93	92	92	91	90
Cloudier (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	90	10

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bukhara gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	3
29	3
30	3

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43
Sunset (PM)	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:14	7:10
2	12.9	6:15	7:08
3	12.8	6:16	7:06
4	12.8	6:17	7:05
5	12.7	6:18	7:03
6	12.7	6:19	7:01
7	12.7	6:20	7:00
8	12.6	6:21	6:58
9	12.6	6:22	6:56
10	12.5	6:23	6:55
11	12.5	6:24	6:53
12	12.4	6:25	6:51
13	12.4	6:26	6:49
14	12.3	6:27	6:48
15	12.3	6:28	6:46
16	12.3	6:29	6:44
17	12.2	6:30	6:43
18	12.2	6:31	6:41
19	12.1	6:32	6:39
20	12.1	6:33	6:37
21	12.0	6:34	6:36
22	12.0	6:35	6:34
23	11.9	6:36	6:32
24	11.9	6:37	6:31
25	11.9	6:38	6:29
26	11.8	6:39	6:27
27	11.8	6:40	6:26
28	11.7	6:41	6:24
29	11.7	6:42	6:22
30	11.6	6:43	6:21

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Bukhara

In seasonPeak

None of Bukhara's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bukhara sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Bukhara?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Bukhara for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bukhara in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Bukhara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bukhara in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bukhara peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	7	9	7	8	7	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Bukhara in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bukhara is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	29	38	44	41	41	53	51	47	39	34	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bukhara?

Bukhara sits at 39.8°N, 64.4°E, 220 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Kogon Shahri, 12 km away.

Topography around Bukhara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bukhara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukhara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Bukhara is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

artificial surfaces 89%

16 km

37 m

cropland 67%

80 km

649 m

bare terrain 53%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Bukhara year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Kogon Shahri 12 km · Vobkent Shahri 26 km · Shofirkon Shahri 39 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 43 km · Karakul’ 58 km · Muborak 84 km · Navoiy 88 km · Türkmenabat 107 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,968; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 11.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 439
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bukhara (39.7703°, 64.4307°, elevation 220 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	30	16
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	30	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	29	14
25	28	14
26	28	13
27	28	13
28	28	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	3
29	3
30	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	30	16
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	30	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	29	14
25	28	14
26	28	13
27	28	13
28	28	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	3
29	3
30	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	30	16
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	30	15
20	30	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	29	14
25	28	14
26	28	13
27	28	13
28	28	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	3
29	3
30	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0