Climate
Climate
Kyrgyzstan has a continental climate with little annual rainfall. It has 247 sunny days per year at average. In mountainous areas, the mornings are generally fine and the afternoons cloudy with occasional rain. In the lowlands, the temperature stays 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.