Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with July and August close behind. Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) averages about 2,509 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,509
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 384 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,651 m
When is the best time to visit Issyk-Kul (Tamchy)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 16 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Issyk-Kul (Tamchy)?
Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) gets a lot of sun: around 2,509 hours a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate September (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Kyrgyzstan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,730 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 40% of the annual 384 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 16 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -9° / 16°F | 21 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 33 mm | 4 |
| April | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 56 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 53 mm | 6 |
| June | 85 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 45 mm | 7 |
| July | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 33 mm | 7 |
| August | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 28 mm | 7 |
| September | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 22 mm | 5 |
| October | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 28 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -11° / 12°F | 20 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Almaty Kazakhstan · 90 km · best in Sep · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Bishkek Kyrgyzstan · 189 km · best in Sep · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 331 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Kashgar China · 343 km · best in Apr · 3,028 h sun/yr
- Tumxuk China · 367 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
- Osh Kyrgyzstan · 392 km · best in Sep · 2,957 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Karakol Kyrgyzstan · 140 km · 2,509 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Taldykorgan Kazakhstan · 315 km · 2,949 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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