Where to stay in Samarkand

from €45/night3 hotels sampledUZ
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3★+ hotels in Samarkand from €45/night (range €45–261, 3 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hotel Diyor hotel · Samarkand
from €45/night★ 3
Hilton Garden Inn Samarkand hotel · Samarkand
from €150/night★ 4
Mövenpick Samarkand hotel · Samarkand
from €261/night★ 5

Getting there

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Weather in Samarkand

Sun ☀️ 31° 17° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 31° 16° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 32° 17° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 34° 18° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 34° 20° 💧0%
Fri 🌦️ 31° 20° 💧10%
Sat ☀️ 27° 19° 💧0%

In Sep, Samarkand typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 0 rainy days.

Best time to visit Samarkand — climate

Jan: ~6°C daytime, 5 rainy days JanFeb: ~9°C daytime, 9 rainy days FebMar: ~16°C daytime, 7 rainy days 16° MarApr: ~24°C daytime, 9 rainy days 24° AprMay: ~30°C daytime, 4 rainy days 30° MayJun: ~33°C daytime, 2 rainy days 33° JunJul: ~36°C daytime, 0 rainy days 36° JulAug: ~34°C daytime, 0 rainy days 34° AugSep: ~30°C daytime, 0 rainy days 30° SepOct: ~25°C daytime, 3 rainy days 25° OctNov: ~15°C daytime, 2 rainy days 15° NovDec: ~9°C daytime, 17 rainy days Dec

Things to do in Samarkand

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About Samarkand

Samarkand is the city that is the bejewelled crown of the Silk Road, a rhapsody of ornate Islamic architecture with turquoise domes and soaring tiled minarets. It's one of the twin pillars of the Samarkand through Bukhara region of Uzbekistan, and a must-see destination. With a population of 585,000 in 2024 and as many again in the broader metropolis, much of Samarkand is blandly modern, but its extensive Old Town has been well-preserved, and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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