When to go · Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan in November
Mixed month. Grey; high country closed.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Kyrgyzstan
- Prices
- Low
- Kyrgyzstan
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Kyrgyzstan
Grey; high country closed.
Weather in November
- Bishkek and the Chuy valley · Bishkek, Ala Archa, Buranafine
Snowy winters with smog, hot summers in the city; Ala Archa is 15 °C cooler.
- Issyk-Kul · Cholpon-Ata, Karakol, south shorecool
The lake never freezes and softens the climate; beach season July–August, trekking June–September.
- High pastures (jailoo) · Song-Kul (~3,000 m), Tash Rabat, Kel-Suu, Alaycool
Summer only: yurt camps run roughly June to mid-September; snow possible any month; roads close by October.
- South (Osh and Fergana edge) · Osh, Jalal-Abad, Arslanbobfine
Hotter and earlier than the north; walnut forests of Arslanbob best in May and September–October.
- Bishkek9° / -1°, 6 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Days of History and Remembrance
7–8 Nov
Commemorates 1916 (Urkun).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Kyrgyzstan
- Low
- Prices · Kyrgyzstan
- Low
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket