Bishkek vs Namangan: which is sunnier?
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan vs 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · 334 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Bishkek and Namangan are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,950 vs 2,919 hours a year. Namangan has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, Bishkek in 4.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Bishkek | Namangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,950 | 2,919 |
| Sunniest month | September (94/100) | October (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 10/100 | 29/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 77/100 | 35/100 |
| Rain / year | 386 mm | 239 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Bishkek vs Namangan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishkek | Namangan | Bishkek | Namangan | Bishkek | Namangan | |
| January | 0 | 8 | 6° | 9° | 24 | 21 |
| February | 8 | 30 | 9° | 12° | 30 | 30 |
| March | 59 | 83 | 16° | 19° | 42 | 32 |
| April | 85 | 91 | 21° | 25° | 61 | 28 |
| May | 88 | 92 | 27° | 32° | 48 | 24 |
| June | 91 | 47 | 32° | 37° | 29 | 14 |
| July | 65 | 19 | 35° | 40° | 20 | 5 |
| August | 75 | 38 | 34° | 38° | 13 | 5 |
| September | 94 | 86 | 28° | 33° | 15 | 5 |
| October | 90 | 93 | 20° | 24° | 36 | 18 |
| November | 30 | 61 | 12° | 16° | 38 | 29 |
| December | 0 | 15 | 7° | 10° | 30 | 28 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Namangan · Feb Namangan · Mar Namangan · Apr Namangan · May Namangan · Jun Bishkek · Jul Bishkek · Aug Bishkek · Sep Bishkek · Oct Namangan · Nov Namangan · Dec Namangan.
When to pick which
- November–February: Namangan (average score 29/100 vs 10). Namangan is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Namangan (average score 89/100 vs 77). Namangan is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
- June–August: Bishkek (average score 77/100 vs 35). Namangan is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 34°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Bishkek averages 92/100, Namangan 90/100. Namangan is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Bishkek weather by month · Namangan weather by month · Best time to visit Uzbekistan.
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