The Hydrometeorological Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzgidromet) has announced its weather forecast for the month of April. During this mid-spring period, unstable weather conditions are expected across the republic, with periodic short-term rains, thunderstorms, and strong winds. Precipitation will be local in nature and not observed everywhere or every day; for example, no rainfall is anticipated in Tashkent region and the provinces of the Fergana Valley on April 1-3.
Throughout the month, air temperatures are forecast to remain at a relatively high baseline: nighttime temperatures ranging from +7…+12°C to +12…+17°C, and daytime temperatures from +15…+20°C to +27…+32°C. The average temperature for April is expected to be 5-7°C higher than in March across most of the republic, and 8-10°C higher in the northern and desert areas. April 2025 ranked as the second warmest on record, with average monthly temperatures exceeding the norm by 2-4°C.
The temperature background in April is often spring-unstable, with rapid warming of the air potentially interrupted by short-term, but sometimes significant, cold spells. During the warmest periods, daytime temperatures could rise to +28…+33°C, with absolute maximum temperatures in the north, south, and desert regions potentially reaching +39…+41°C. In 2025, record-high maximum temperature indicators for April were updated in most areas of the republic.
April is one of the wettest months of the year, with rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds frequently observed. In the northern, extreme southern, and desert regions of the republic, an average of 5-8 days with precipitation is recorded per month, while in areas closer to the mountains, the number of days with precipitation increases to 9-13. The distribution of precipitation is extremely uneven; in some years, very dry days have been observed, such as in April 1975 in Tashkent, where rain fell only twice and the monthly precipitation amounted to 2 mm (3% of the norm).
Meteorological observation history has recorded various Aprils: April 1990 in Tashkent was the rainiest, with monthly precipitation around 300% of the norm, and on April 8, an absolute record was set with 65 mm of precipitation in 24 hours (against a monthly norm of 62 mm). On April 2, 2023, Tashkent experienced heavy rain with thunderstorms, wind gusts, and hail in some places, with precipitation amounts ranging from 10 to 33 mm across different areas.
In some regions of the republic, every 6-8 years, brief snowfall may occur in April, most recently in April 2020 in central and even southern provinces. The latest recorded snowfall date in Uzbekistan is April 30, 1989. In April, intense snowmelt continues in mountainous areas, with snow persisting only in high-altitude regions by the end of the month.
Source: www.gazeta.uz