Kochkor-Ata in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kochkor-Ata sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 235 mm of precipitation over about 35 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 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 235 mm; 35 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kochkor-Ata in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kochkor-Ata reaches about 20°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Kochkor-Ata

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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.

Kochkor-Ata 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° / -4°	34	6.7	6	9.4	0.0
Feb	7° / -1°	52	8.4	5.7	10.4	0.8
Mar	14° / 5°	69	10.8	3	11.7	3.7
Apr	20° / 10°	86	12.5	0.6	13.1	5.9
May	26° / 15°	80	12	0	14.3	6.4
Jun	31° / 19°	46	8.6	0	14.9	4.7
Jul	34° / 21°	19	4.3	0	14.6	3.7
Aug	33° / 20°	12	3	0	13.6	4.6
Sep	28° / 15°	16	3.3	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	20° / 9°	38	6.1	0.4	10.9	7.3
Nov	12° / 3°	50	7.5	2.5	9.7	3.5
Dec	6° / -2°	48	7.9	6.2	9.1	0.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Kochkor-Ata gets around 235 mm of rain and snow over 35 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 6 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kochkor-Ata?

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.

5.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Kochkor-Ata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kochkor-Ata in Spring

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

In spring, Kochkor-Ata sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kochkor-Ata 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 Kochkor-Ata peaks around May 21 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

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

Air quality in Kochkor-Ata 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 Kochkor-Ata 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	13	21	28	28	25	23	19	19	18	12	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kochkor-Ata?

Kochkor-Ata sits at 41.0°N, 72.5°E, 618 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Paxtaobod, 12 km away.

Topography around Kochkor-Ata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kochkor-Ata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 612 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,010 m.

The land around Kochkor-Ata is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

202 m

cropland 50%

16 km

780 m

cropland 49%

80 km

4,010 m

grassland 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Paxtaobod 12 km · Massy 13 km · Bazar-Korgon 22 km · Poytug‘ 25 km · Andijan 30 km · Oyim 33 km · Haqqulobod 34 km · Uchqŭrghon Shahri 35 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 Kochkor-Ata (41.0371°, 72.4832°, elevation 618 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.