Best: Jul-Aug · Great: Jun, Sep
The year swings from a cold January to a hot, humid July, with rainfall concentrated around May — usually the least comfortable stretch of the year. In August, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 5 days of the month.
Trekking around Lake Issyk-Kul and the Tian Shan mountains is the country's signature outdoor draw.
Try beshbarmak and kymyz (fermented mare's milk), traditional Kyrgyz nomadic fare.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cold days around -1°/-8°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 2°/-5°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 8°/1°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/7°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/12°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/16°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 29°/18°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/17°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/12°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 15°/6°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 7°/0°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 0°/-6°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).