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LakeBosteri, Issyk-Kul

Issyk-Kul

Lake1,606 m elevationBest Jul–Sep
Elevation1,606 mabove sea level
Area–surface
Nearest townBosteri28 km
42.42° N, 77.25° EElevation 1,606 mUTC+6 · Kyrgyzstan Time
When to goBosteri · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec41October
Best timeJul–Sep
October: high / low10° / 6°
Lake

Issyk-Kul in brief

Issyk-Kul is a lake in Bosteri, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

It lies at 1,606 m above sea level.

The nearest town in the atlas is Bosteri, 28 km to the N, where the weather is best in July, August and September.

Bosteri: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Bosteri
9°
Cloudy now
Wind7 km/h
Humidity59%
Cloud cover73%
Today
22 Oct
13°
10°
Fri
23 Oct
9°
4°
Sat
24 Oct
4°
1°
Sun
25 Oct
8°
1°
Mon
26 Oct
9°
5°
1 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

When to go

The best months around Issyk-Kul

Climate of Bosteri

Month score in Bosteri

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
40
Jan
36
Feb
26
Mar
33
Apr
38
May
65
Jun
74
Jul
82
Aug
75
Sep
41
Oct
38
Nov
39
Dec
Map

Issyk-Kul from above

Stay nearby

Towns close by

Bosteri
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Bosteri

Issyk-Kul · 28 km N
10°Oct high
7wet days
41score
Bosteri
Cholpon-Ata
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Cholpon-Ata

Issyk-Kul · 29 km NW
10°Oct high
7wet days
43score
Cholpon-Ata
Kadzhi-Say
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Kadzhi-Say

Issyk-Kul · 31 km S
11°Oct high
8wet days
44score
Kadzhi-Say
Around here

Bosteri and around

Bosteri
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Bosteri

Issyk-Kul · Kyrgyzstan
Jul–Sepbest months
20°July high
1,654 maltitude
Bosteri

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
23 km E

Chong Ak-Suu

River
Chong Ak-Suu
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
20 km N

Lednik Aksu

Glacier
Lednik Aksu

Mountains

Molodaya gvardiya peak
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39 km N

Molodaya gvardiya peak

4,402 m · Trans-Ili Alatau
Molodaya gvardiya peak
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
37 km N

Oleg Koshevoy peak

4,263 m · Trans-Ili Alatau
Oleg Koshevoy peak

Museums

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
7.5 km W

Rukh Ordo

Open-air museum
Rukh Ordo
Open air Museum Issyk Kull at Cholpon Ata
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8.1 km W

Open air Museum Issyk Kull at Cholpon Ata

Open-air museum
Open air Museum Issyk Kull at Cholpon Ata