Uzbekistan travel guide

Best time to visit Uzbekistan from the UK

Best value: Mar, Jun, Nov. Apr–May and Sep–Oct; summer is very hot. Busiest and priciest: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.

Each bar is the average temperature in Tashkent for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

• Our pick: March and JuneThe warmest of the best-value months (8–26°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
• Peak season: Apr–May, Sep–OctUsually 14–22°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
• Quiet season: Dec–Feb, Jul–AugAround 0–29°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
• Warmest: July (29°C) · coolest: January (0°C)A 29°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.

Festivals and events

• Navruz Mar · Nationwide
• Silk and Spices Festival May–Jun · Bukhara
• Sharq Taronalari music festival Aug · Samarkand (every 2 years)

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time

About 7h

Distance

5,257 km

Main airport

TAS

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

• VisaNo visa neededUp to 30 days
• HealthcareSome free urgent careA UK reciprocal agreement covers some urgent state care. Still take travel insurance.
• LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
• Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Uzbekistan, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 19 March 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Uzbekistan before you book and again before you go.