WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN KYRGYZSTAN

The geographical situation determines the climatic conditions of Kyrghyzstan. The major part of the territory lies within the bounds of the temperate zone and only the southern part belongs to the subtropic zone. Location in the centre of the hugest Earth continent - Euroasia, remoteness from oceans and seas, vicinity of deserts are the factors to give continental and drought features to the climate and to shape seasons sharp.
The significant relief difference and the presence of as large lake as Issyk-Kul is vary the climate from sharp continental to close to marine.

Kyrgyzstan has a continental climate with relatively little rainfall. It averages 247 sunny days a year. In the summer in the mountains the mornings are generally fine and the afternoons hazy with occasional rain. In the lowlands the temperature ranges between -4°/-6°C (21-24°F) in January to 16-24°C (61-75°F) in July. In the highlands the temperatures range from -14°/-20°C in January to 8-12°C (46-54°F) in July. There are heavy snowfalls during winter.

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