Bishkek weather in November

In November, Bishkek sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bishkek's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bishkek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
4th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:02 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10
Air quality
High
PM2.5 33.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical November day in Bishkek reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-2
38-2
47-2
57-2
67-2
76-3
86-3
96-3
105-3
115-4
125-4
134-4
144-4
154-5
163-5
173-5
183-5
193-5
202-6
212-6
222-6
231-6
241-6
251-7
261-7
271-7
280-7
290-7
300-7

How November really feels in Bishkek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bishkek weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -11°459.49.49.20.0
Feb-2° / -9°6110.59.910.20.0
Mar / -4°11315.410.111.60.3
Apr12° / 17316.88.913.12.6
May16° / 16718.96.714.44.1
Jun21° / 10°13821.21.315.14.8
Jul23° / 13°12820.20.114.85.5
Aug22° / 11°10017.40.413.85.9
Sep18° / 9016.13.912.35.1
Oct11° / 8111.46.810.82.8
Nov / -5°679.77.59.50.3
Dec-2° / -9°519.48.78.90.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45248
55149
65050
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164951
174852
184951
194951
204951
214951
224951
234951
244852
254852
264852
274951
284951
294852
304951

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bishkek gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13121
23222
33222
43223
53323
63324
73325
83425
93426
103426
113426
123426
133426
143326
153326
163326
173226
183226
193225
203125
213125
223125
233125
243125
253126
263126
273126
283127
293127
303127

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:435:48
210.07:445:46
310.07:455:45
410.07:475:44
59.97:485:43
69.97:495:42
79.87:505:41
89.87:525:40
99.87:535:38
109.77:545:37
119.77:565:36
129.67:575:36
139.67:585:35
149.67:595:34
159.58:015:33
169.58:025:32
179.58:035:31
189.48:045:30
199.48:065:30
209.48:075:29
219.38:085:28
229.38:095:28
239.38:105:27
249.38:115:27
259.28:135:26
269.28:145:26
279.28:155:25
289.18:165:25
299.18:175:24
309.18:185:24

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 2.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Bishkek?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bishkek.

What to pack for Bishkek in November

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

In November, Bishkek sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bishkek in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bishkek peaks around May 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowMay 20UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bishkek in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bishkek is worst in May — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bishkek's WHO annual average of 33.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1346 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr45Poor
May47Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bishkek?

Bishkek sits at 42.9°N, 74.6°E, 767 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Lebedinovka, 7.0 km away.

TokmokKara-BaltaShuMerke

Topography around Bishkek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bishkek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 765 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,311 m.

The land around Bishkek is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
855 m
80 km
4,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Lebedinovka 7.0 km · Kant 21 km · Belovodskoye 40 km · Ivanovka 40 km · Tokmok 58 km · Kara-Balta 61 km · Shu 106 km · Merke 114 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 Bishkek (42.87°, 74.59°, elevation 767 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).