Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 35°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -3°C.
Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek, and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the capital and largest urban city of Kyrgyzstan. The city is also the capital of the Chüy Region. It is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of around 1,200,000 people as of 2024. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Bishkek average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is March (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | -3°C | 0 mm |
| February | 9°C | -2°C | 0 mm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| June | 32°C | 17°C | 0 mm |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| August | 34°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| September | 28°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| November | 13°C | 2°C | 0 mm |
| December | 8°C | -2°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 45°C on 1983-07-30
- Coldest day on record: -21°C on 2012-12-20
Percentiles compare each day to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →