For purely practical purposes the best time to visit Kyrgyzstan is between May and October as getting around outside this period can be difficult. Trekking is best between June and September, although July and August are the busiest times for foreign visitors.

Kyrgyzstan has a continental climate with relatively little rainfall. It averages 247 sunny days a year. In the summer, in the mountains, the mornings are generally fine and the afternoons hazy with occasional rain. In the lowlands, the temperature ranges from between -6° and -4°C (21-24°F) in January to between 16° and 24°C (61-75°F) in July. In the highlands, the temperatures range from between -20° and -14°C (-4-7°F in January to between 8° and 12°C (46-54°F) in July. There are heavy snowfalls during winter.