Karakol
City in Kyrgyzstan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Каракол, дунганская мечеть сверху (2): Nikolai Bulykin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Karakol is a city in Kyrgyzstan, in Issyk-Kul. About 84,351 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Kyrgyzstan in our atlas.
It lies at 42.49° N, 78.39° E, about 1,770 m (5,807 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bishkek time zone.
Location
Red dot: Karakol. Green dots: other major cities of Kyrgyzstan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Karakol has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 22°C (71°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -13°C (8°F). Around 366 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in KyrgyzstanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1528121 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q194452 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Каракол, дунганская мечеть сверху (2): Nikolai Bulykin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)