Kyrgyzstan weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall across Kyrgyzstan, based on 30 years of climate data.

Best: mid June to late September

The average temperature in Kyrgyzstan is around across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Bishkek.

Hottest
Jul
23°
Coldest
Jan
-11°
Wettest
Apr
173 mm
Driest
Jan
45 mm
Annual avg
year-round
Rain / yr
1212 mm
176 wet days
Largest city
Bishkek
900k people
Cities
32
with climate data

Monthly climate (Bishkek)

Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's largest city.

MonthHigh / LowRainfallWet days
Jan-4° / -11°45 mm9.4
Feb-2° / -9°61 mm10.5
Mar / -4°113 mm15.4
Apr12° / 173 mm16.8
May16° / 167 mm18.9
Jun21° / 10°138 mm21.2
Jul23° / 13°128 mm20.2
Aug22° / 11°100 mm17.4
Sep18° / 90 mm16.1
Oct11° / 81 mm11.4
Nov / -5°67 mm9.7
Dec-2° / -9°51 mm9.4

Weather across Kyrgyzstan

Climate varies from region to region. Osh is the warmest of these cities, averaging 12° — about 11° warmer than Karakol, the coolest.

-20°-10°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecOshJalal-AbadBishkekTokmokNarynKarakol
CityThrough the yearAvgWarmestBest month
Bishkek
Bishkek
18° (Jul)Aug
Osh
Osh Region
12°24° (Jul)Sep
Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad Region
12°24° (Jul)Sep
Karakol
Issyk-Kul
13° (Jul)Aug
Tokmok
Chuy Region
18° (Jul)Aug
Naryn
Naryn Region
14° (Jul)Aug

Climate in Bishkek

Full Bishkek forecast

Bishkek is the largest city in Kyrgyzstan; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.

In Bishkek, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around June 19 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around November 6. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 7 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around June 18. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 19 · 71%Feb 7 · 36%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHumidity comfort

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Bishkek is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeJan 5 · 7 km/hApr 10 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan7calm
Feb6calm
Mar6calm
Apr5calm
May5calm
Jun6calm
Jul5calm
Aug5calm
Sep5calm
Oct5calm
Nov5calm
Dec6calm

Best time to visit Kyrgyzstan

A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs mid June to late September.

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Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Bishkek receives about 4.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.1 and 6.7 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Mar 12 to Sep 21. The brightest month is May, averaging about 6.6 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 2.1 kWh/m² — roughly 68% less than the May peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseMay 266.7 kWhDec 172.1 kWh

Where is Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan sits around 42.9°N, 74.6°E. The marker shows Bishkek, its largest city, among 32 cities with climate data here.

Kyrgyzstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,081
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 443
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 7%other 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.