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Best Time for the Issyk-Kul & Song-Kul
Sweet spot: February, March, April — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Yurt season at Song-Kul: the 3,000 m pastures open, horses everywhere, nights near freezing even in July.
Song-Kul's passes close under snow — winter trips stay around Issyk-Kul and Karakol's ski slopes.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -27.5–7.6°C | 16 mm | 9.2 h | ❄ |
| February | -25.0–10.9°C | 22 mm | 10.3 h | ❄ |
| March | -21.8–19.6°C | 33 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | -11.9–23.9°C | 51 mm | 13.2 h | ❄ |
| May | -4.3–26.2°C | 49 mm | 14.4 h | ❄ |
| June | 0.8–29.9°C | 41 mm | 15.1 h | ❄ |
| July | 3.4–31.9°C | 29 mm | 14.8 h | ❄ |
| August | 2.5–31.8°C | 23 mm | 13.7 h | ❄ |
| September | -4.1–28.5°C | 19 mm | 12.3 h | ❄ |
| October | -12.2–24.0°C | 29 mm | 10.8 h | ❄ |
| November | -20.6–16.6°C | 28 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| December | -29.0–8.6°C | 22 mm | 8.9 h | ❄ |