Climate

Kyrgyzstan is a country of continental climate with little annual rainfall. It averages 247 sunny days per year. In mountainous areas, the mornings are generally fine and the afternoons cloudy with occasional rain. In the lowlands, the temperature differs between 16° and 24°C (61-75°F) in July and between -6° and -4°C (21-24°F) in January. In highlands, the temperatures varies between between 8° and 12°C (46-54°F) in July  to between -20° and -14°C (-4-7°F) in January. There can be heavy snowfalls during the winter time.