31 places · sun position · panel angle
Solar data for Kyrgyzstan
Across the 31 places in Kyrgyzstan the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 32° in Razzakov to 38° in Balykchy, and flat ground gets 4.1 to 4.7 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Kyrgyzstan at a glance
Averages over 31 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.11–4.22
- 4.22–4.33
- 4.33–4.44
- 4.44–4.55
- 4.55–4.66
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest places in Kyrgyzstan, with 4.66 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, are Nookat and 2 other places; the least sunny is Kyzyl-Suu with 4.11. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,515 kWh a year in Kyzyl-Suu to 1,672 kWh in Kara-Kulja — 1,608 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 32° in Razzakov to 38° in Balykchy. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 67° on average: at 70° that month brings 3.05 kWh per kWp a day in Batken and 3.37 kWh in Bazar-Korgon.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Kyrgyzstan
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nookat | Osh Region | 4.66 | 1,653 | 34° |
| 1 | Osh | Osh Region | 4.66 | 1,652 | 34° |
| 1 | Iradan | Batken | 4.66 | 1,635 | 33° |
| 4 | Kyzyl-Kyya | Batken | 4.65 | 1,636 | 33° |
| 5 | Kara Suu | Osh Region | 4.64 | 1,650 | 34° |
| 6 | Kara-Kulja | Osh Region | 4.62 | 1,672 | 35° |
| 6 | Uzgen | Osh Region | 4.62 | 1,663 | 35° |
| 6 | Batken | Batken | 4.62 | 1,616 | 33° |
| 9 | Manas | Jalal-Abad Region | 4.61 | 1,646 | 35° |
| 9 | Suzak | Jalal-Abad Region | 4.61 | 1,644 | 35° |
Least sunny places in Kyrgyzstan
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Belovodskoye | Chuy Region | 4.33 | 1,568 | 37° |
| 28 | Kara-Balta | Chuy Region | 4.33 | 1,564 | 36° |
| 29 | Balykchy | Issyk-Kul | 4.20 | 1,559 | 38° |
| 30 | Karakol | Issyk-Kul | 4.13 | 1,522 | 37° |
| 31 | Kyzyl-Suu | Issyk-Kul | 4.11 | 1,515 | 37° |
Solar by region in Kyrgyzstan
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osh Region | 5 | 4.64 | 1,658 | 34° | 3.33 kWh | Nookat |
| Batken | 5 | 4.62 | 1,615 | 33° | 3.09 kWh | Iradan |
| Jalal-Abad Region | 9 | 4.56 | 1,622 | 35° | 3.34 kWh | Manas |
| Naryn Region | 1 | 4.50 | 1,654 | 37° | 3.31 kWh | Naryn |
| Talas Region | 1 | 4.37 | 1,570 | 35° | 3.16 kWh | Talas |
| Chuy Region | 6 | 4.34 | 1,583 | 37° | 3.30 kWh | Tokmok |
| Bishkek | 1 | 4.34 | 1,579 | 37° | 3.30 kWh | Bishkek |
| Issyk-Kul | 3 | 4.14 | 1,532 | 37° | 3.21 kWh | Balykchy |
Largest places in Kyrgyzstan at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishkek | 42.9° N | 37° | 64° | 4.34 |
| Osh | 40.5° N | 34° | 69° | 4.66 |
| Manas | 40.9° N | 35° | 67° | 4.61 |
| Karakol | 42.5° N | 37° | 68° | 4.13 |
| Tokmok | 42.8° N | 37° | 65° | 4.36 |
| Uzgen | 40.8° N | 35° | 65° | 4.62 |
| Kara-Balta | 42.8° N | 36° | 64° | 4.33 |
| Balykchy | 42.5° N | 38° | 62° | 4.20 |
| Naryn | 41.4° N | 37° | 62° | 4.50 |
| Bazar-Korgon | 41.0° N | 35° | 69° | 4.59 |
| Talas | 42.5° N | 35° | 64° | 4.37 |
| Razzakov | 39.8° N | 32° | 67° | 4.57 |
| Kyzyl-Kyya | 40.3° N | 33° | 70° | 4.65 |
| Suzak | 40.9° N | 35° | 68° | 4.61 |
| Batken | 40.1° N | 33° | 70° | 4.62 |
| Kara-Kul’ | 41.6° N | 35° | 69° | 4.50 |
| Kara Suu | 40.7° N | 34° | 68° | 4.64 |
| Iradan | 40.3° N | 33° | 70° | 4.66 |
| Tash-Kumyr | 41.3° N | 35° | 71° | 4.54 |
| Belovodskoye | 42.8° N | 37° | 64° | 4.33 |
Daylight and clock time in Kyrgyzstan
In Kant (42.9° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 15 h 21 min and the shortest 9 h 01 min; in Razzakov (39.8° N), the southernmost, 15 h 00 min and 9 h 21 min. Kyrgyzstan does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Bishkek | 31 | UTC+6 | no daylight saving time |