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Monthly climate in Kara-Kulja, Kyrgyzstan

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kara-Kulja features a humid continental climate (Dsb). Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (22 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 767 mm (30.2 inches) and receives 112 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Kara-Kulja enjoys an average of 3883 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kara-Kulja, Kyrgyzstan

The warmest months in Kara-Kulja are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -2 °C (22 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kara-Kulja experiences 38 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kara-Kulja. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum8°C
(47°F)		12°C
(54°F)		20°C
(69°F)		25°C
(77°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		8°C
(47°F)
Mean maximum6°C
(43°F)		10°C
(50°F)		17°C
(63°F)		23°C
(74°F)		26°C
(80°F)		25°C
(78°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		26°C
(80°F)		20°C
(69°F)		15°C
(59°F)		7°C
(44°F)
Average high-1°C
(31°F)		3°C
(37°F)		8°C
(47°F)		15°C
(59°F)		19°C
(67°F)		22°C
(72°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		22°C
(71°F)		13°C
(56°F)		6°C
(43°F)		1°C
(34°F)
Daily mean-6°C
(22°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		4°C
(39°F)		10°C
(50°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		20°C
(69°F)		19°C
(67°F)		15°C
(59°F)		7°C
(46°F)		0°C
(32°F)		-5°C
(24°F)
Average low-10°C
(14°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		4°C
(40°F)		9°C
(48°F)		11°C
(53°F)		14°C
(58°F)		13°C
(55°F)		9°C
(48°F)		3°C
(37°F)		-4°C
(24°F)		-9°C
(16°F)
Mean minimum-16°C
(3°F)		-14°C
(6°F)		-7°C
(19°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		4°C
(39°F)		7°C
(45°F)		10°C
(51°F)		8°C
(47°F)		5°C
(41°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-13°C
(8°F)		-15°C
(4°F)
Minimum-20°C
(-3°F)		-17°C
(2°F)		-12°C
(11°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		7°C
(44°F)		10°C
(49°F)		7°C
(45°F)		4°C
(39°F)		-11°C
(13°F)		-22°C
(-8°F)		-17°C
(1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kara-Kulja, Kyrgyzstan

Kara-Kulja usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 13 rainy days and 109 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Kara-Kulja are July, August and September. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kara-Kulja. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)32 (1.3)72 (2.8)109 (4.3)117 (4.6)99 (3.9)53 (2.1)29 (1.1)22 (0.9)28 (1.1)84 (3.3)69 (2.7)52 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)711131414106351199

Monthly sunshine hours in Kara-Kulja, Kyrgyzstan

The sunniest months in Kara-Kulja are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 15 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Kara-Kulja: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kara-Kulja. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours204243311337389399420399351308263253
Mean daily daylight hours9h 37m10h 38m11h 57m13h 18m14h 26m15h 1m14h 43m13h 43m12h 25m11h 5m9h 54m9h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Kara-Kulja, Kyrgyzstan

Kara-Kulja experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kara-Kulja UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kara-Kulja. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)35810111111109643