This landlocked republic is one of the driest countries in Central Asia. It includes extensive lowland deserts as well as semi-arid steppes.
The summers in the low country are warm to hot, but the heat is made more bearable by the low humidity. The winters are cold but generally dry and sunny over most of the region. The table for Kazalinsk in Kazakhstan gives an indication of the weather in these regions.
The east of the country borders on high mountains that carry snow the year round. However, because of the distance from the sea and the shelter of the Pamir and Himalayan ranges to the south and southeast, it is a rather dry region considering its height.
Winters are cold in the mountains but spring comes earlier than farther north. The table for Tashkent illustrates conditions in the valleys of Uzbekistan's mountainous eastern region.
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