Weather in Bishkek in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Bishkek;
Average weather
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Is Bishkek warm or cold in January?
Bishkek is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +3°C to +2°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -6°C to -8°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Bishkek, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bishkek in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +2°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -28°C | -27°C | -25°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +16°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 15 mm | 5 mm | 14 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 64% | 62% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1024 HPa | 1023 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 13 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +2°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 15 mm to 5 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 64% to 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in December to 6 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bishkek is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Bishkek.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Bishkek?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bishkek in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+15°C) and the highest in 2023 (+18°C). The driest year was 2012 with only 651 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2002 with 1422 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Bishkek
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bishkek, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.