Osh in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Osh sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 275 mm of precipitation over about 43 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 8°C in early March to 25°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 Osh's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Osh's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 17°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 275 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Osh in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Osh reaches about 17°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Osh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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.

Osh 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	2° / -6°	37	7.6	7.6	9.4	0.0
Feb	4° / -3°	57	10	8.8	10.4	0.1
Mar	11° / 2°	85	13.6	6.2	11.7	2.4
Apr	18° / 8°	106	15.1	1.4	13	4.9
May	23° / 12°	85	14.6	0.1	14.2	6.1
Jun	28° / 16°	41	9.4	0	14.8	6.3
Jul	30° / 18°	21	4.9	0	14.6	5.7
Aug	29° / 17°	19	3.9	0	13.6	6.6
Sep	25° / 13°	25	5	0	12.3	8.1
Oct	18° / 7°	55	8.7	0.7	10.9	6.1
Nov	10° / 1°	58	9	4.3	9.7	2.4
Dec	4° / -4°	52	9.1	7.9	9.2	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

Osh gets around 275 mm of rain and snow over 43 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 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Osh

In seasonPeak

In spring, Osh overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Osh's rainy season runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Osh?

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.

4.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Osh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Osh in Spring

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

In spring, Osh sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 43 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Osh 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 Osh peaks around May 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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	10	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Osh 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 Osh 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	14	22	28	29	27	25	20	20	19	13	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Osh?

Osh sits at 40.5°N, 72.8°E, 988 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Kara Suu, 20 km away.

Topography around Osh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 1,003 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,493 m.

The land around Osh is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

202 m

artificial surfaces 79%

16 km

973 m

cropland 45%

80 km

4,493 m

grassland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen

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Spring weather nearby: Kara Suu 20 km · Qo‘rg‘ontepa 23 km · Qorasuv 23 km · Jalolquduq 24 km · Xo‘jaobod 25 km · Sultonobod 30 km · Dardoq 32 km · Oyim 33 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 Osh (40.5283°, 72.7985°, elevation 988 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.