Chillya (40 days) - in the culture of the peoples of Central Asian countries is a period of exhausting 40-day windless summer heat. According to the calendar, chillya usually falls within the period from June 25 to August 3, when the maximum summer temperatures are observed.
The forecast for 10 days ahead says that the air will not warm above 43 degrees. Outside the window is a complete calm and the clearest sky, at home air conditioning 24x7 and closed windows. At least some shade is given by trees, but if you go out on the open asphalt road, you feel that you have fallen into a steam room.
In Vladivostok right after the war started, when prices for everything threatened to break all records, I managed to buy a thermal camera for my phone Seek Thermal compact, today I will have some pictures with proofs about temperature.
It's pretty warm around the car. Even though the official air temperature is 38 degrees.
You can sit on the bench
It's even bearable in the shade
60+C on the roof
regular square
Only warm
On Wednesday it will be another 2-3 degrees warmer, I’ll take additional photos. It's just physically difficult to be outside in such heat. I strongly do not recommend the summer months for tourism to Uzbekistan.
But we found a workaround in an ordinary hardware store - a water sprayer (like those used by hairdressers or florists, it helps not to die along the way). Local cafes and restaurants use similar sprayers everywhere - they are much more comfortable.
