Kyrgyzstan
Cholpon-Ata
#4 Top 5 cities
Cholpon-Ata works mainly as a seasonal Issyk-Kul town; for long stays it suits a quiet lifestyle more than a professional one.
Country overview
Population
14Β 237
Year-round temperatures
Day: -1°C aΕΎ 24°C
Night: -10°C aΕΎ 11°C
Climate
A lake-and-mountain climate with a short pleasant summer and a long cool winter.
Distance to the sea
1600 km
Social atmosphere
6/10
Costs
Housing cost
7/10
Food cost
7/10
Business friendliness
3/10
Safety
7/10
Cholpon-Ata is usually calm in established resort areas, but seasonal crowding, theft, unsafe roads, limited year-round services, winter travel, and lake activities require caution.
Natural disaster resilience
3/10
Cholpon-Ata faces earthquake risk, lake-shore flooding and erosion, mudflows, landslides, avalanches on nearby routes, severe winter weather, and drought, with access vulnerable outside summer.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
5/10
Internet speed
5/10
Internet stability
5/10
Electricity stability
5/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- π·πΊRussians
- π°πΏKazakhs
- π©πͺGermans
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Pleasant atmosphere
- +Quiet atmosphere
- +Tourist infrastructure
Cons
- βTourism seasonality
- βSmaller job market
- βSmaller expat scene