Bishkek in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bishkek sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 452 mm of precipitation over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 1°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Bishkek's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bishkek's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 11°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 2°C
Precipitation: 452 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 2.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bishkek in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 1°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bishkek reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Bishkek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 41 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bishkek weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -11°	45	9.4	9.4	9.2	0.0
Feb	-2° / -9°	61	10.5	9.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -4°	113	15.4	10.1	11.6	0.3
Apr	12° / 2°	173	16.8	8.9	13.1	2.6
May	16° / 6°	167	18.9	6.7	14.4	4.1
Jun	21° / 10°	138	21.2	1.3	15.1	4.8
Jul	23° / 13°	128	20.2	0.1	14.8	5.5
Aug	22° / 11°	100	17.4	0.4	13.8	5.9
Sep	18° / 7°	90	16.1	3.9	12.3	5.1
Oct	11° / 1°	81	11.4	6.8	10.8	2.8
Nov	4° / -5°	67	9.7	7.5	9.5	0.3
Dec	-2° / -9°	51	9.4	8.7	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Bishkek gets around 452 mm of rain and snow over 51 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 14 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Bishkek?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bishkek.

What to pack for Bishkek in Spring

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

In spring, Bishkek sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bishkek in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	5	10	8	8	9	6	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Bishkek in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	24	39	45	47	42	40	36	37	32	21	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	47	Poor
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 86%

16 km

855 m

cropland 46%

80 km

4,311 m

grassland 55%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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Spring 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

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.