Kyrgyzstan
3 cities
Climate overview
Kyrgyzstan spans 39°10′–43°15′N, a landlocked Central Asian country covering approximately 199,951 km² bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, dominated by the dramatic Tian Shan and Pamir-Alay mountain systems with almost 90% of land above 1,500 m elevation.
The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) at 7,439 m on the Chinese border, the world's most northerly 7,000-plus-metre summit, with other key features including Khan Tengri at 7,010 m, the Issyk-Kul lake basin at 1,608 m elevation hosting the world's second-largest mountain lake, which rarely freezes thanks to its salinity, the Fergana Valley fringe in the southwest, and the Chuy Valley northern plain containing Bishkek.
The climate is dominated by altitude: humid continental (Dsa / Dfb) in the lower valleys, cold semi-arid (BSk) in rain-shadow basins such as Naryn, subarctic and alpine (Dfc / ET) at higher elevations, and permanent ice on the highest peaks with extensive glaciation.
Bishkek has January highs of 3°C and lows of −7°C and July highs of 32°C with 450 mm annual rainfall peaking in spring; Cholpon-Ata on the Issyk-Kul shore records daily means of −2°C and 19°C, moderated by the deep lake; Karakol at about 1,750 m near the lake's eastern end −10°C and 19°C with 410 mm; Naryn at 2,044 m elevation January highs of −9°C (lows −19°C) and July highs of 25°C with 340 mm; Osh in the Fergana Valley fringe daily means of −1°C and 25°C with 340 mm.
The highest Tian Shan summits carry permanent ice, with July mean temperatures as low as −10°C. Major events include the severe 1992 Suusamyr earthquake and the landslides it triggered, ongoing Tian Shan glacier retreat, a growing glacial lake outburst flood hazard, and water stress in the Fergana margin, which depends on glacier-fed rivers including the Naryn and Kara Darya.
Our archive covers 3 Kyrgyz cities with daily ERA5 reanalysis data going back to 1940. Comparing the last decade against the 1940–1970 baseline, mean temperatures across these cities have risen by about 1.4°C.
How the climate has shifted in Kyrgyzstan
Average across 3 cities with full ERA5 coverage: 1940–1970 baseline vs the last decade (2016–2025).
- Annual mean temperature
- 11.6°C→13.0°C
- Days above 30°C per year
- 49 days→55 days+6
- Frost days per year
- 106 days→82 days−24
- Tropical nights (≥20°C) per year
- 12 nights→22 nights+10
Warmest year in the record so far: 2025.
What's unusual right now
From a snapshot of the world's largest cities updated each hour. Today's mean temperature compared with each city's long-term average for the same calendar date (ERA5 climatology, 1940 onward). Last 30 days uses each city's rolling daily-mean vs its monthly average. Not a global ranking.
Running warm
Warmer than usual