climigo

Kyrgyzstan

When to go?

The best months are May–September.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

ChinaTajikistanUzbekistanKazakhstanBishkekBishkekBishkekOshOshOshKarakolKarakolKarakolTalasTalasTalasNarynNarynNaryn

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −8°−17° extreme cold
February −5°−15° extreme cold
March 3°−8° snow likely
April 10°−1°
May 16°4°
June 20°7°
July 22°8°
August 22°8°
September 18°4°
October 10°−3°
November 1°−10° snow likely
December −6°−15° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−17.4 · −7.9 °CJanuary: −17.4 · −7.9 °C−14.7 · −4.6 °CFebruary: −14.7 · −4.6 °C−7.8 · 2.5 °CMarch: −7.8 · 2.5 °C−1.1 · 9.9 °CApril: −1.1 · 9.9 °C3.5 · 15.5 °CMay: 3.5 · 15.5 °C6.7 · 19.6 °CJune: 6.7 · 19.6 °C8.4 · 22.2 °CJuly: 8.4 · 22.2 °C7.6 · 21.9 °CAugust: 7.6 · 21.9 °C3.9 · 17.9 °CSeptember: 3.9 · 17.9 °C−2.6 · 9.9 °COctober: −2.6 · 9.9 °C−9.7 · 0.8 °CNovember: −9.7 · 0.8 °C−15.2 · −6.1 °CDecember: −15.2 · −6.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −17.4 – −7.9 °C
Feb −14.7 – −4.6 °C
Mar −7.8 – 2.5 °C
Apr −1.1 – 9.9 °C
May 3.5 – 15.5 °C
Jun 6.7 – 19.6 °C
Jul 8.4 – 22.2 °C
Aug 7.6 – 21.9 °C
Sep 3.9 – 17.9 °C
Oct −2.6 – 9.9 °C
Nov −9.7 – 0.8 °C
Dec −15.2 – −6.1 °C

How much it rains

January 29 mm5 d
February 34 mm6 d
March 49 mm8 d
April 61 mm8 d
May 75 mm11 d
June 68 mm10 d
July 61 mm8 d
August 51 mm6 d
September 40 mm5 d
October 38 mm5 d
November 37 mm5 d
December 36 mm5 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec29 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 29 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day34 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 34 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day49 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 49 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day75 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 75 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day51 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 51 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day40 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 40 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day38 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 38 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day36 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 36 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 29 mm5 d
Feb 34 mm6 d
Mar 49 mm8 d
Apr 61 mm8 d
May 75 mm11 d
Jun 68 mm10 d
Jul 61 mm8 d
Aug 51 mm6 d
Sep 40 mm5 d
Oct 38 mm5 d
Nov 37 mm5 d
Dec 36 mm5 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 31
February 10 h 38
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 19
May 14 h 29
June 15 h 08
July 14 h 52
August 13 h 51
September 12 h 30
October 11 h 09
November 9 h 53
December 9 h 13

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 60 cm
February 72 cm
March 75 cm
April 60 cm
May 30 cm
June 12 cm
July 8 cm
August 7 cm
September 8 cm
October 14 cm
November 28 cm
December 46 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec60 cmJanuary: 60 cm72 cmFebruary: 72 cm75 cmMarch: 75 cm60 cmApril: 60 cm30 cmMay: 30 cm12 cmJune: 12 cm8 cmJuly: 8 cm7 cmAugust: 7 cm8 cmSeptember: 8 cm14 cmOctober: 14 cm28 cmNovember: 28 cm46 cmDecember: 46 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 60 cm
Feb 72 cm
Mar 75 cm
Apr 60 cm
May 30 cm
Jun 12 cm
Jul 8 cm
Aug 7 cm
Sep 8 cm
Oct 14 cm
Nov 28 cm
Dec 46 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities