Annual mean 12°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
31.7 °C
Coldest
-1.2 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
3.4 m/s
Prevailing
NW
2.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Bishkek over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C. Bishkek has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 26% in June, the driest month, to 45% in April, the wettest. Winds in Bishkek are highest in May, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Bishkek come in September, when the sky is typically 33% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 60%.
Month by month Bishkek climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-0°C
-5°C
-5°C
35%
54%
2.2 m/s
0
0
4
February
3°C
-3°C
-1°C
44%
52%
2.4 m/s
1
0
16
March
11°C
3°C
7°C
43%
59%
2.8 m/s
16
0
48
April
17°C
9°C
14°C
45%
60%
2.9 m/s
48
5
70
May
23°C
14°C
20°C
44%
53%
3.0 m/s
71
23
58
June
29°C
19°C
26°C
26%
50%
3.0 m/s
55
56
25
July
31°C
21°C
29°C
26%
45%
3.0 m/s
35
65
11
August
29°C
18°C
26°C
32%
42%
2.9 m/s
55
59
23
September
23°C
16°C
20°C
33%
33%
2.5 m/s
74
19
63
October
15°C
6°C
11°C
28%
43%
2.3 m/s
33
0
68
November
6°C
-1°C
3°C
44%
51%
2.3 m/s
6
0
31
December
0°C
-4°C
-4°C
43%
58%
2.1 m/s
0
0
9
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bishkek weather by season
Year round, Bishkek has days of about -0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -5°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bishkek weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -4°CRain 41%
Winter in Bishkek has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Bishkek weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 8°CRain 44%
Spring in Bishkek has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Bishkek weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 19°CRain 28%
Summer in Bishkek has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Bishkek weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 7°CRain 35%
Autumn in Bishkek has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bishkek?
Bishkek has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 26% in June, the driest month, to 45% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Bishkek windiest?
Winds in Bishkek are highest in May, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Bishkek year round?
The average temperature in Bishkek over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C.