Qarshi in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Qarshi sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 112 mm of precipitation over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Qarshi's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Qarshi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
112 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Qarshi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Qarshi reaches about 10°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Qarshi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 88 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
88
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Qarshi weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°367.42.39.61.8
Feb11° / 477.61.710.53.0
Mar17° / 548.90.711.75.5
Apr24° / 11°426.90.1137.3
May30° / 15°234.6014.16.2
Jun35° / 19°41.3014.73.5
Jul36° / 20°10.2014.42.9
Aug34° / 18°00.1013.54.2
Sep30° / 13°20.5012.37.3
Oct23° / 92.40118.7
Nov16° / 265.20.59.95.6
Dec10° / 295.81.19.32.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Qarshi gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 21 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².

01234DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Qarshi?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qarshi.

What to pack for Qarshi in Winter

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

In winter, Qarshi sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Qarshi in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qarshi peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 18UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qarshi in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qarshi is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1937 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May36Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qarshi?

Qarshi sits at 38.9°N, 65.8°E, 374 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Beshkent, 13 km away.

ShahrisabzKitobHalaç

Topography around Qarshi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qarshi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,400 m.

The land around Qarshi is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
1,400 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Beshkent 13 km · Koson 26 km · G‘uzor 48 km · Muborak 70 km · Chiroqchi 70 km · Shahrisabz 93 km · Kitob 99 km · Halaç 118 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
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Qarshi (38.8606°, 65.7891°, elevation 374 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.