Kara Suu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kara Suu sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 232 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Kara Suu's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kara Suu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
232 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
5.4
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kara Suu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kara Suu reaches about 20°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Kara Suu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kara Suu 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°306.84.39.40.0
Feb / -2°478.64.110.40.7
Mar14° / 6811.61.211.73.7
Apr20° / 8612.40.113.15.9
May25° / 14°7812014.26.5
Jun31° / 18°438.2014.95.0
Jul33° / 20°184.1014.64.1
Aug32° / 19°143.2013.64.9
Sep28° / 14°183.8012.37.4
Oct21° / 406.5010.97.2
Nov12° / 48819.73.5
Dec / -3°447.93.99.10.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Kara Suu gets around 232 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kara Suu?

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.

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Kara Suu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kara Suu in Spring

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

In spring, Kara Suu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kara Suu in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kara Suu peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowMay 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kara Suu 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 Kara Suu is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1329 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kara Suu?

Kara Suu sits at 40.7°N, 72.9°E, 744 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Qorasuv, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kara Suu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kara Suu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 746 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,165 m.

The land around Kara Suu is covered by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
459 m
80 km
4,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring weather nearby: Qorasuv 3.0 km · Qo‘rg‘ontepa 9.0 km · Sultonobod 11 km · Dardoq 13 km · Xonobod 14 km · Oyim 17 km · Osh 20 km · Suzak 22 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 Kara Suu (40.7046°, 72.8667°, elevation 744 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.