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Cities / Kyrgyzstan

Osh

KyrgyzstanBSk
© OpenStreetMap, CARTO
Osh coordinate map

Osh at a glance

Local time   · Asia/Bishkek
Today
Showers31° / 23°

5.2 mm rain forecast

Travel basics
Tap water
Treat or filter
Electricity
220V/50Hz · Type C / F
Drives on
Right
Currency
KGS
Language
Kyrgyz, Russian
US passport
eVisa

Entry rules change. Verify current requirements before booking.

City context
Population
375K
Elevation
963 m
Climate
BSk
KyrgyzstanDetails and sources →

Why visit

Osh is a southern Kyrgyzstan stop for Sulaiman-Too, bazaar life, Fergana Valley movement, food, and Silk Road context. It works when the route wants Central Asia beyond the capital.

When to avoid

Do not expect Osh to behave like one enclosed cultural district. For Osh, opening hours and movement are not secondary details. Use Osh with slack in the schedule, especially around small museums, churches, galleries, and transit. The route should leave enough slack for closures, delays, and the distance between neighborhoods.

Plan Osh

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Osh

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today
Showers
31° / 23°
5.2 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Drizzle
29° / 20°
UV High
Thu
Clear
31° / 19°
UV High
Fri
Partly cloudy
32° / 20°
UV High
Sat
Partly cloudy
34° / 21°
UV High
Sun
Partly cloudy
35° / 22°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
35° / 24°
UV High

Climate

Summer (Jun-Aug)

Typical highs around 33°C, lows around 19°C. The drier end of the year.

Cold and damp season (Nov-Feb)

Typical highs around 8°C, lows around 0°C. Most of the year’s greyest, wettest weeks.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

JFMAMJJASOND
Weather
33° / 20°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.8h
06:18 – 20:08local

Airports

closest OSS · 8 km

About Osh

Osh is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country. It is often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939. The city has an ethnically mixed population of 322,164 in 2021, comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Koreans, and other smaller ethnic groups.

Area
183 km²
Airport codes
OSS
Kyrgyzstan basics →Country context, advisories, and entry links for the practicalities shown above.
References4▾▴

The links below support the changing or licensed reference material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually.

  1. City background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Structured fields are cross-checked against the related references. Related: Wikidata, Open-Elevation, .
JFMAMJJASOND37°-5°
highlowrainfallcomfortable months

Monthly highs, lows, rainfall — long-term averages, NASA POWER.

IANA Time Zone Database
, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Weather and climate. Seven-day forecast and long-term monthly climate for the city coordinates. Related: NASA POWER, Open-Meteo license.
  • Getting around. Transit operators from agency GTFS feeds and nearby commercial-airport reference data.
  • City flag source. Public domain, Leonid 2.
  • Maps, image licenses, and the full dataset registry are listed in site credits.