Bishkek vs Osh: which is sunnier?
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan vs 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · 306 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Bishkek and Osh are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,950 vs 2,957 hours a year. Osh has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Bishkek in 3 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Bishkek | Osh | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,950 | 2,957 |
| Sunniest month | September (94/100) | September (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 10/100 | 15/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 77/100 | 70/100 |
| Rain / year | 386 mm | 218 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Bishkek vs Osh month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishkek | Osh | Bishkek | Osh | Bishkek | Osh | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 6° | 7° | 24 | 18 |
| February | 8 | 15 | 9° | 10° | 30 | 25 |
| March | 59 | 61 | 16° | 16° | 42 | 29 |
| April | 85 | 92 | 21° | 22° | 61 | 27 |
| May | 88 | 92 | 27° | 28° | 48 | 22 |
| June | 91 | 85 | 32° | 33° | 29 | 14 |
| July | 65 | 57 | 35° | 36° | 20 | 6 |
| August | 75 | 67 | 34° | 35° | 13 | 6 |
| September | 94 | 96 | 28° | 29° | 15 | 4 |
| October | 90 | 94 | 20° | 21° | 36 | 16 |
| November | 30 | 46 | 12° | 14° | 38 | 27 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 7° | 8° | 30 | 24 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Osh · Mar even · Apr Osh · May Osh · Jun Bishkek · Jul Bishkek · Aug Bishkek · Sep even · Oct Osh · Nov Osh · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Osh (average score 15/100 vs 10). Daytime highs are similar (9°C vs 10°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Osh (average score 82/100 vs 77). Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: Bishkek (average score 77/100 vs 70). Daytime highs are similar (34°C vs 35°C).
- September–October: Osh (average score 95/100 vs 92). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Bishkek weather by month · Osh weather by month.
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