Namangan vs Khujand: which is sunnier?
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan vs 🇹🇯 Tajikistan · 179 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Namangan and Khujand are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,919 vs 2,919 hours a year. Khujand has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Namangan | Khujand | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,919 | 2,919 |
| Sunniest month | October (93/100) | September (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 29/100 | 35/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 35/100 | 54/100 |
| Rain / year | 239 mm | 206 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Namangan vs Khujand month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namangan | Khujand | Namangan | Khujand | Namangan | Khujand | |
| January | 8 | 15 | 9° | 10° | 21 | 18 |
| February | 30 | 31 | 12° | 12° | 30 | 24 |
| March | 83 | 83 | 19° | 19° | 32 | 30 |
| April | 91 | 91 | 25° | 24° | 28 | 28 |
| May | 92 | 92 | 32° | 30° | 24 | 25 |
| June | 47 | 66 | 37° | 35° | 14 | 11 |
| July | 19 | 38 | 40° | 38° | 5 | 5 |
| August | 38 | 57 | 38° | 36° | 5 | 5 |
| September | 86 | 96 | 33° | 31° | 5 | 3 |
| October | 93 | 94 | 24° | 24° | 18 | 12 |
| November | 61 | 69 | 16° | 17° | 29 | 23 |
| December | 15 | 23 | 10° | 11° | 28 | 22 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Khujand · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Khujand · Jul Khujand · Aug Khujand · Sep Khujand · Oct even · Nov Khujand · Dec Khujand.
When to pick which
- November–February: Khujand (average score 35/100 vs 29). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 13°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Namangan averages 89/100, Khujand 89/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
- June–August: Khujand (average score 54/100 vs 35). Namangan is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 36°C.
- September–October: Khujand (average score 95/100 vs 90). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 28°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Namangan weather by month · Khujand weather by month · Best time to visit Uzbekistan.
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