Almaty vs Bishkek: which is better, month by month

Bishkek beats Almaty in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (57 vs 47) — and they are within 3 points in June to September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Almaty vs Bishkek — all 12 months

MonthAlmatyBishkekWinnerGap
January39Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality47Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snowBishkek8
February47Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality57Dcold, a little rain, reliable snowBishkek10
March63Ccool, rainy, reliable snow68Ccool, rainy, reliable snowBishkek5
April75Bnice, rainy, reliable snow80Anice, rainy, clean airBishkek5
May86Awarm, rainy90Swarm, a little rain, clean airBishkek4
June84Ahot, a little rain86Ahot, dry, clean airTie2
July79Bhot, a little rain78Bsweltering, dryTie1
August82Ahot, a little rain85Ahot, dry, clean airTie3
September93Snice, a little rain94Swarm, dry, clean airTie1
October72Bcool, a little rain, reliable snow76Bcool, a little rain, clean airBishkek4
November56Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow62Ccold, a little rain, clean airBishkek6
December42Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snow49Fcold, a little rain, reliable snowBishkek7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (47 vs 57). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Almaty

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · continental climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
0 of 12

Bishkek

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · mild climate

Best month
September 94/100
Months won
8 of 12

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