Osh
City in Kyrgyzstan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan - panoramio (4): AmanovDmitry, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Osh is a city in Kyrgyzstan, in Osh Region. About 322,164 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Kyrgyzstan in our atlas.
It lies at 40.53° N, 72.80° E, about 988 m (3,241 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bishkek time zone.
Location
Red dot: Osh. Green dots: other major cities of Kyrgyzstan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Osh has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -2°C (28°F). Around 218 mm (9 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
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 1527534 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q47282 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Osh, Kyrgyzstan - panoramio (4): AmanovDmitry, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)