Almaty vs Karakol: which is better, month by month

Karakol beats Almaty in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (90 vs 79) — while Almaty wins May and September; they are within 3 points in April and October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Almaty

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · continental climate

Best month: September 93/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Karakol

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · continental climate

Best month: August 92/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Almaty vs Karakol — all 12 months

Month	Almaty	Karakol	Winner	Gap
January	39Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	49Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Karakol	10
February	47Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality	57Dfreezing, dry, reliable snow	Karakol	10
March	63Ccool, rainy, reliable snow	71Bcold, a little rain, reliable snow	Karakol	8
April	75Bnice, rainy, reliable snow	78Bcold, a little rain, reliable snow	Tie	3
May	86Awarm, rainy	82Acool, rainy, reliable snow	Almaty	4
June	84Ahot, a little rain	89Anice, rainy, clean air	Karakol	5
July	79Bhot, a little rain	90Snice, rainy, clean air	Karakol	11
August	82Ahot, a little rain	92Snice, rainy, clean air	Karakol	10
September	93Snice, a little rain	86Acool, rainy, clean air	Almaty	7
October	72Bcool, a little rain, reliable snow	74Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
November	56Dcold, a little rain, reliable snow	62Cfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Karakol	6
December	42Ffreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	51Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Karakol	9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (79 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.