Meteorological data from different sources (a local weather station, Meteonorm 5.1 and 6.0 as well as own measurements) have been compared with each other for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It was identified that Bishkek city in Meteonorm 5.1 and 6.0 has wrong altitude (2111 m instead of 760 m), which leads to significantly lower ambient temperatures. Therefore, it is necessary to define Bishkek manually as a new site with the correct coordinates. In this case the ambient temperatures are in agreement with those measured by the weather station Frunze. Annual global solar irradiation from own measurements (≈1500 kWh/m~2a) and weather station Frunze (1572 kWh/m~2a) are in a good agreement, while its values from Meteonorm 5.1 and 6.0 are approx. 20% lower. Furthermore, monthly sums of global solar irradiation generated with Meteonorm 5.1 have an untypical trend in summer, having two local maximum points. This is inconsistent with irradiation data from other sources and with the sunshine duration in the relevant period. The data from Meteonorm should be proved on plausibility, particularly for sites or stations in developing countries.
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