Bazar-Korgon in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bazar-Korgon sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 159 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bazar-Korgon's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bazar-Korgon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
159 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bazar-Korgon in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Bazar-Korgon reaches about 5°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Bazar-Korgon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bazar-Korgon weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°407.56.49.40.0
Feb / -3°6196.110.40.4
Mar13° / 86123.211.73.2
Apr19° / 11413.80.613.15.5
May24° / 13°11413.6014.36.3
Jun29° / 17°669.4014.96.0
Jul31° / 19°275.1014.65.1
Aug31° / 18°184013.65.8
Sep26° / 14°224.3012.38.0
Oct19° / 497.10.410.96.8
Nov11° / 628.32.69.73.0
Dec / -3°588.66.69.10.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bazar-Korgon gets around 159 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 4 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².

01234DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Bazar-Korgon

In seasonPeak

In winter, Bazar-Korgon overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bazar-Korgon's rainy season runs February–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Bazar-Korgon?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bazar-Korgon.

What to pack for Bazar-Korgon in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Bazar-Korgon sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bazar-Korgon in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bazar-Korgon peaks around May 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateMay 21UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bazar-Korgon in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bazar-Korgon is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1128 µg/m³Dec 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bazar-Korgon?

Bazar-Korgon sits at 41.0°N, 72.7°E, 729 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Massy, 10 km away.

Topography around Bazar-Korgon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bazar-Korgon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bazar-Korgon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,994 m.

The land around Bazar-Korgon is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
3,994 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Massy 10 km · Suzak 20 km · Kochkor-Ata 22 km · Jalal-Abad 23 km · Paxtaobod 24 km · Oyim 24 km · Dardoq 26 km · Xonobod 32 km

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.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bazar-Korgon (41.0376°, 72.7459°, elevation 729 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.