Balykchy climate — normals and trends
Balykchy (Kyrgyzstan) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Balykchy averages 168 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Balykchy has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 176 to 160 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 31 July 1983) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 10 February 1978).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BalykchyIssyk-Kul
- coords
- 42.46°, 76.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
514mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
7.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.6 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
10 February 1978
Wettest day
33 mm
29 July 1964
Windiest day
29.7 km/h
19 December 2009
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
11 May 1966
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-33.6 °C
10 February 1978
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
14 September 1969
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 2003
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 0.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 4.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 66 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 80 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 68 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -0.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balykchy?
Balykchy has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balykchy?
The hottest day measured in Balykchy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1983, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balykchy?
The coldest day measured in Balykchy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1978, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Balykchy?
Yes. Balykchy gets on average 58.7 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Balykchy warmed?
Yes: Balykchy warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balykchy?
The wettest day measured in Balykchy between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1964, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balykchy?
The windiest day measured in Balykchy between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2009, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balykchy?
The warmest month in Balykchy is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Balykchy?
Balykchy receives on average 514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balykchy?
Balykchy gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balykchy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balykchy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1969, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balykchy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Balykchy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balykchy?
In Balykchy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 31 July 1983, and the lowest was -33.6 °C on 10 February 1978.
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