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City Pairings
fair match
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Ankara, Türkiye are a fair climate match — 3,461 km (2,151 mi) apart. Bishkek is Köppen zone Dfa; Ankara is Csa.
See Bishkek on the interactive map →Bishkek is classed hot-summer continental (Dfa) while Ankara is hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 3,461 km (2,151 mi) apart, so Ankara is a reachable stand-in when you want Bishkek’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Bishkek and Ankara. January means differ by 2°C (Ankara warmer); July by 1°C (Ankara cooler).
Sunshine stays close: Ankara at 10.3 h/day on average versus 9.9 h/day in Bishkek (January 6.8 h / 6.9 h, July 13.8 h / 12.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 19 µg/m³ in Ankara vs 10 in Bishkek (higher by 9 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Ankara runs about 6°C higher in January (-4°C vs -10°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Ankara, Türkiye is the closest distant match for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — scored fair, about 3,461 km (2,151 mi) away.
Bishkek and Ankara are separated by roughly 3,461 km (2,151 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Bishkek is hot-summer continental (Dfa) and Ankara is hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Bishkek has a hot-summer continental climate (Dfa). January averages a high of 3°C and a low of -8°C with 26 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 17°C and 16 mm.
Bishkek averages about 6.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 57); July averages 9.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 56).
Other close climate matches for Bishkek: Yerevan (fair), Boise (fair), Madrid (fair).
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