Kara-Kul’ in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kara-Kul’ sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 529 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Kara-Kul’'s best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kara-Kul’'s year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 529 mm
- 49 wet days
- Avg wind
- 3 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kara-Kul’ in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.
A typical summer day in Kara-Kul’ reaches about 22°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kara-Kul’
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Kara-Kul’ weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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 | -3° / -8° | 48 | 9.4 | 11 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -1° / -7° | 68 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 4° / -2° | 94 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 11° / 3° | 155 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 2.3 |
| May | 17° / 8° | 210 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 20° / 11° | 195 | 17.1 | 0 | 15 | 5.4 |
| Jul | 22° / 13° | 178 | 17 | 0 | 14.7 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 22° / 13° | 156 | 15 | 0 | 13.7 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 18° / 9° | 140 | 15.1 | 0 | 12.3 | 5.4 |
| Oct | 12° / 4° | 104 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 4° / -2° | 78 | 11 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | -1° / -7° | 62 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kara-Kul’ gets around 529 mm of rain over 49 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 3 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min in early June to 13 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Kara-Kul’?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Kara-Kul’ for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kara-Kul’ in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kara-Kul’ sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 49 days see rain.
UV index in Kara-Kul’ in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kara-Kul’ peaks around May 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in Kara-Kul’ in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Kara-Kul’ is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Good |
| Feb | 7 | Good |
| Mar | 14 | Moderate |
| Apr | 18 | Moderate |
| May | 20 | Moderate |
| Jun | 19 | Moderate |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Moderate |
| Nov | 7 | Good |
| Dec | 4 | Good |
Where is Kara-Kul’?
Kara-Kul’ sits at 41.6°N, 72.7°E, 942 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Toktogul, 35 km away.
Topography around Kara-Kul’
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kara-Kul’.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kara-Kul’ has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m around an average of 1,062 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,608 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,930 m.
The land around Kara-Kul’ is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 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 Kara-Kul’ (41.6283°, 72.6703°, elevation 942 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.