Kyrgyzstan weather by month
Average temperatures and rainfall across Kyrgyzstan, based on 30 years of climate data.
The average temperature in Kyrgyzstan is around 6° 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
- 6°
- 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.
| Month | High / Low | Rainfall | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4° / -11° | 45 mm | 9.4 |
| Feb | -2° / -9° | 61 mm | 10.5 |
| Mar | 5° / -4° | 113 mm | 15.4 |
| Apr | 12° / 2° | 173 mm | 16.8 |
| May | 16° / 6° | 167 mm | 18.9 |
| Jun | 21° / 10° | 138 mm | 21.2 |
| Jul | 23° / 13° | 128 mm | 20.2 |
| Aug | 22° / 11° | 100 mm | 17.4 |
| Sep | 18° / 7° | 90 mm | 16.1 |
| Oct | 11° / 1° | 81 mm | 11.4 |
| Nov | 4° / -5° | 67 mm | 9.7 |
| Dec | -2° / -9° | 51 mm | 9.4 |
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.
Climate in Bishkek
Full Bishkek forecastBishkek is the largest city in Kyrgyzstan; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.
Clouds and sunshine
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.
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
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/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 6 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
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.
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.
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
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Cities in Kyrgyzstan
- 1Bishkek-7°–18°900kAug
- 2OshOsh Region-2°–24°322kSep
- 3Jalal-AbadJalal-Abad Region-2°–24°123kSep
- 4KarakolIssyk-Kul-14°–13°84kAug
- 5TokmokChuy Region-8°–18°71kAug
- 6UzgenOsh Region-4°–22°49kSep
- 7Kara-BaltaChuy Region-8°–19°48kAug
- 8BalykchyIssyk-Kul-7°–16°43kAug
- 9NarynNaryn Region-15°–14°41kAug
- 10Bazar-KorgonJalal-Abad Region-1°–25°41kSep
- 11TalasTalas Region-10°–16°40kAug
- 12RazzakovBatken-7°–17°34kAug
- 13Kyzyl-KyyaBatken-3°–22°32kAug
- 14SuzakJalal-Abad Region-2°–24°31kSep
- 15Batken-2°–21°28kAug
- 16Kara-Kul’Jalal-Abad Region-6°–18°27kAug
- 17Kara SuuOsh Region-1°–27°27kSep
- 18IradanBatken-1°–25°26kSep
- 19Tash-KumyrJalal-Abad Region-2°–25°24kSep
- 20BelovodskoyeChuy Region-8°–19°23kAug
- 21KantChuy Region-2°–25°23kSep
- 22LebedinovkaChuy Region-2°–25°21kSep
- 23ToktogulJalal-Abad Region-5°–19°21kAug
- 24MassyJalal-Abad Region-1°–25°20kSep
- 25NookatOsh Region-5°–19°18kAug
- 26IvanovkaChuy Region-3°–23°18kSep
- 27Kochkor-AtaJalal-Abad Region0°–28°17kSep
- 28Kara-KuljaOsh Region-6°–19°16kAug
- 29Ala-BukaJalal-Abad Region-8°–18°15kAug
- 30Kyzyl-SuuIssyk-Kul-9°–12°15kJul
- 31SuluktuBatken-1°–23°15kSep
- 32Kochkor-12°–14°0kAug