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Best time to visit Kyrgyzstan

In Bishkek: May to June and September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Bishkek

  1. January: 1 °C by day, -9 °C at night, 38 mm of rain
  2. February: 3 °C by day, -7 °C at night, 50 mm of rain
  3. March: 10 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 95 mm of rain
  4. April: 17 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 119 mm of rain
  5. May: 22 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 94 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 27 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 43 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 29 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 29 mm of rain
  8. August: 29 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 25 mm of rain
  9. September: 24 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 30 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 16 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 63 mm of rain
  11. November: 9 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 61 mm of rain
  12. December: 3 °C by day, -8 °C at night, 41 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 29 °C
Coolest
January, 1 °C
Driest
August, 25 mm
Wettest
April, 119 mm

Karakol

June to August — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Karakol.

  1. January: -4 °C by day, -14 °C at night, 23 mm of rain
  2. February: -1 °C by day, -12 °C at night, 25 mm of rain
  3. March: 4 °C by day, -6 °C at night, 39 mm of rain
  4. April: 10 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 72 mm of rain
  5. May: 15 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 103 mm of rain
  6. June: 18 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 96 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 20 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 100 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 20 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 92 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 17 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 77 mm of rain
  10. October: 10 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 64 mm of rain
  11. November: 2 °C by day, -8 °C at night, 43 mm of rain
  12. December: -3 °C by day, -12 °C at night, 28 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 20 °C
Coolest
January, -4 °C
Driest
January, 23 mm
Wettest
May, 103 mm

Osh

April to May and September to October — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Osh.

  1. January: 3 °C by day, -8 °C at night, 35 mm of rain
  2. February: 6 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 56 mm of rain
  3. March: 12 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 84 mm of rain
  4. April: 18 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 100 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 22 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 81 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 28 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 37 mm of rain
  7. July: 31 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 20 mm of rain
  8. August: 30 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 17 mm of rain
  9. September: 25 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 21 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 18 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 58 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 11 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 54 mm of rain
  12. December: 5 °C by day, -6 °C at night, 45 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 31 °C
Coolest
January, 3 °C
Driest
August, 17 mm
Wettest
April, 100 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Bishkek

Long-term averages for Bishkek: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-100102030°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 1 °C, Night -9 °C, Rain 38 mm. February: Day 3 °C, Night -7 °C, Rain 50 mm. March: Day 10 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 95 mm. April: Day 17 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 119 mm. May: Day 22 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 94 mm. June: Day 27 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 43 mm. July: Day 29 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 29 mm. August: Day 29 °C, Night 15 °C, Rain 25 mm. September: Day 24 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 30 mm. October: Day 16 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 63 mm. November: Day 9 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 61 mm. December: Day 3 °C, Night -8 °C, Rain 41 mm
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Bishkek
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January1-938
February3-750
March10-295
April174119
May22994
June271343
July291629
August291525
September241030
October16463
November9-361
December3-841

Karakol

Long-term averages for Karakol: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-15-5515°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day -4 °C, Night -14 °C, Rain 23 mm. February: Day -1 °C, Night -12 °C, Rain 25 mm. March: Day 4 °C, Night -6 °C, Rain 39 mm. April: Day 10 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 72 mm. May: Day 15 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 103 mm. June: Day 18 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 96 mm. July: Day 20 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 100 mm. August: Day 20 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 92 mm. September: Day 17 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 77 mm. October: Day 10 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 64 mm. November: Day 2 °C, Night -8 °C, Rain 43 mm. December: Day -3 °C, Night -12 °C, Rain 28 mm
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Karakol
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January-4-1423
February-1-1225
March4-639
April10-172
May153103
June18796
July2010100
August20992
September17577
October10-164
November2-843
December-3-1228

Osh

Long-term averages for Osh: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-100102030°C0100mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 3 °C, Night -8 °C, Rain 35 mm. February: Day 6 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 56 mm. March: Day 12 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 84 mm. April: Day 18 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 100 mm. May: Day 22 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 81 mm. June: Day 28 °C, Night 15 °C, Rain 37 mm. July: Day 31 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 20 mm. August: Day 30 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 17 mm. September: Day 25 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 21 mm. October: Day 18 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 58 mm. November: Day 11 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 54 mm. December: Day 5 °C, Night -6 °C, Rain 45 mm
Show the monthly table
Osh
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January3-835
February6-556
March12184
April186100
May221081
June281537
July311720
August301717
September251221
October18658
November11054
December5-645

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