Nukus
City in Uzbekistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Nukus: Zartosht, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nukus is a city in Uzbekistan, in Karakalpakstan. About 332,500 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Uzbekistan in our atlas.
It lies at 42.46° N, 59.61° E, about 67 m (220 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Samarkand time zone.
Location
Red dot: Nukus. Green dots: other major cities of Uzbekistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nukus has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 39°C (102°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -9°C (16°F). Around 81 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in UzbekistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bukhara · 495 km
- Qarshi · 645 km
- Samarkand · 678 km
- Tashkent · 798 km
- Tirmiz · 856 km
- Angren · 878 km
- Qo‘qon · 953 km
- Namangan · 1,001 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 601294 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q489898 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Nukus: Zartosht, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)