Batken travel guide

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Batken is a town of 16,000 people (2021) in the Ferghana Valley of Kyrgyzstan, close by to the border crossing to Tajikistan.

Practical guide

Understand

The town was heavily damaged by shelling in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes.

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA) — abridged; the full article has much more.

Getting there

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Best time to visit Batken — climate

Jan: ~5°C daytime, 4 rainy days 5° JanFeb: ~7°C daytime, 7 rainy days 7° FebMar: ~13°C daytime, 10 rainy days 13° MarApr: ~21°C daytime, 12 rainy days 21° AprMay: ~28°C daytime, 7 rainy days 28° MayJun: ~30°C daytime, 3 rainy days 30° JunJul: ~34°C daytime, 2 rainy days 34° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 1 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~27°C daytime, 0 rainy days 27° SepOct: ~20°C daytime, 2 rainy days 20° OctNov: ~12°C daytime, 1 rainy days 12° NovDec: ~6°C daytime, 13 rainy days 6° Dec

Weather in Batken

Thu 🌤️ 33° 23° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 33° 25° 💧6%
Sat ☀️ 34° 24° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 34° 24° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 32° 23° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 32° 23° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 32° 24° 💧2%

In Aug, Batken typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.

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