Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Bishkek has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Around 354 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (49 mm) and easing off in November (14 mm).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 32°C in July.

About 40 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −8°C in January.

About 65 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 354 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.0 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Bishkek climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	3	5	12	20	24	30	32	32	26	19	11	5
Avg temp (°C)	−3	0	6	13	18	23	25	24	19	12	6	0
Avg low (°C)	−8	−5	0	7	11	16	18	16	11	5	−1	−5
Precipitation (mm)	23	26	49	42	33	49	15	20	20	14	14	49

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	3	5	12	20	24	30
Avg temp (°C)	−3	0	6	13	18	23
Avg low (°C)	−8	−5	0	7	11	16
Precipitation (mm)	23	26	49	42	33	49

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	32	26	19	11	5
Avg temp (°C)	25	24	19	12	6	0
Avg low (°C)	18	16	11	5	−1	−5
Precipitation (mm)	15	20	20	14	14	49

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.8	0.6	1	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.2	1.0
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.9	8	16	13	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	16	13	9	2	0.1	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	8	14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.8	0.6	1	0.5	0.4	0.9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.9	8
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	16	13	9	2	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.2	1.0
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	16	13	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	0.0	0.0	2	8	14

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	73	76	79	78	75	71	67	62	60	65	71	73
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.4	2	3	3	2	0.9	0.2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	11	9	9	11	13	14	17	16	15	13	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	17	17	22	20	19	16	15	12	11	14	16	16
Relative humidity (%)	58	57	56	55	49	38	30	27	30	44	55	59
Wind speed (mph)	4.0	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.0	4.2	3.8	3.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	73	76	79	78	75	71
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	11	9	9	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	17	17	22	20	19	16
Relative humidity (%)	58	57	56	55	49	38
Wind speed (mph)	4.0	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	67	62	60	65	71	73
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	3	2	0.9	0.2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	17	16	15	13	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	12	11	14	16	16
Relative humidity (%)	30	27	30	44	55	59
Wind speed (mph)	5.0	5.1	5.0	4.2	3.8	3.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Bishkek, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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