Region · Uzbekistan

Where to stay in Karakalpakstan

This guide covers 5 destinations in Karakalpakstan, a first-level administrative division of Uzbekistan, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Nukus, Kungrad and Xojeli. Across its destinations, April and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Nukus International Airport (NCU).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
3
Comfortable in the most places
April and October
Main airport
NCUNukus International Airport
Currency
UZSUzbek som
Time zone
Asia/Tashkent

Destinations

Destinations in Karakalpakstan

Every destination in this guide in Karakalpakstan, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Nukus319,5833April, September and OctoberNCU · 3 km
Kungrad80,090April, May, September and OctoberNCU · 88 km
Xojeli59,486April, September and OctoberNCU · 18 km
Tortkul50,800April and OctoberUGC · 30 km
Beruniy50,700April, September and OctoberUGC · 14 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Karakalpakstan

3 hotels in Karakalpakstan recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel TashkentNukushotel
Hotel Jipek JoliNukushotel
Jipek Joli InnNukushotel

When to go

Best time to visit Karakalpakstan

From the climate of 5 destinations in Karakalpakstan with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April and October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 52 °C11 mm
February0 of 55 °C10 mm
March0 of 514 °C18 mm
April5 of 523 °C17 mm
May1 of 530 °C13 mm
June0 of 535 °C4 mm
July0 of 536 °C3 mm
August0 of 535 °C2 mm
September4 of 528 °C2 mm
October5 of 521 °C6 mm
November0 of 511 °C11 mm
December0 of 53 °C11 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Karakalpakstan

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Karakalpakstan name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Nukus

NCU · Nukus International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations3.1 km from the closest
large airport · Urgench

UGC · Urgench International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations14 km from the closest
large airport · Daşoguz, Turkmenistan

TAZ · Dashoguz International Airport

Named by 4 destinations76 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Karakalpakstan, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Uzbekistan

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Jan · Additional day off by Presidential decree8 Mar · Women's Day9 Mar · Women's Day (observed)20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)21 Mar · Nowruz23 Mar · Nowruz (observed)9 May · Day of Memory and Honor11 May · Day of Memory and Honor (observed)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)28 May · Additional day off by Presidential decree29 May · Additional day off by Presidential decree31 Aug · Additional day off by Presidential decree1 Sept · Independence Day1 Oct · Teachers and Instructors Day8 Dec · Constitution Day31 Dec · Day off (substituted from 12/12/2026)

Nearby

Regions near Karakalpakstan

Other regions of Uzbekistan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Uzbekistan travel guide · All regions of Uzbekistan

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.