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Nukus

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Nukus month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Nukus are typically April, September and October, with average daytime highs around 18–27°C. July is usually the warmest month (average high 38°C), December the coldest (average low -6°C), and March the wettest (about 22 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	3.1	-5.0	10	6.0
February	6.4	-3.9	12	7.5
March	14.1	2.2	22	8.7
April	22.8	9.9	17	10.1
May	29.5	16.3	21	11.3
June	35.0	21.4	4	13.0
July	37.6	24.1	2	13.2
August	34.3	20.7	1	12.4
September	27.2	14.2	7	11.4
October	18.3	6.3	9	9.1
November	9.3	-0.9	8	7.7
December	2.4	-5.6	9	5.7

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Past · documented context

Previously

Documented history · 1932
Nukus developed from a small settlement in 1932 into a large, modern Soviet city with broad avenues and big public buildings by the 1950s.
Documented history · 2002
In 2002 the United States Department of Defense dismantled the Chemical Research Institute, the major research and testing site for the Novichok agent, under a $6 million Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
Official Founding of Nukus
Nukus was officially founded as a city in 1932.
Dismantling of the Chemical Research Institute
In 2002, the US Department of Defense dismantled the Chemical Research Institute in Nukus under a $6 million program.
Karakalpak Protests
In July 2022, thousands of people protested in Nukus over a proposed constitutional amendment.

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01 · Overview

Nukus, in brief

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02 · History