Jurm weather in August

In August, Jurm sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jurm's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jurm's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 6.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:08 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Jurm is human settlement in Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Jurm reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	6
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	17	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	17	5

How August really feels in Jurm

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jurm weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -16°	49	9.3	10.6	9.8	0.0
Feb	-6° / -14°	56	10.3	11.6	10.6	0.0
Mar	-1° / -10°	74	12.5	13.1	11.7	0.0
Apr	5° / -5°	97	14.5	12.5	12.9	0.3
May	10° / -1°	134	18.7	8.1	13.9	1.9
Jun	15° / 4°	106	19.4	0.7	14.5	3.8
Jul	18° / 7°	45	10.9	0	14.3	6.1
Aug	18° / 7°	24	6.7	0	13.4	6.7
Sep	15° / 3°	31	8.8	1.2	12.3	4.9
Oct	8° / -5°	58	11.1	7.9	11	1.2
Nov	-1° / -12°	46	9.2	9.3	10	0.0
Dec	-7° / -16°	38	7.4	8.6	9.5	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	86	86	86	86
Cloudier (%)	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	81	19
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jurm gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	23
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	4:56	6:50
2	13.9	4:56	6:49
3	13.8	4:57	6:48
4	13.8	4:58	6:47
5	13.8	4:59	6:46
6	13.8	5:00	6:45
7	13.7	5:01	6:44
8	13.7	5:01	6:43
9	13.7	5:02	6:42
10	13.6	5:03	6:41
11	13.6	5:04	6:39
12	13.6	5:05	6:38
13	13.5	5:06	6:37
14	13.5	5:06	6:36
15	13.5	5:07	6:35
16	13.4	5:08	6:33
17	13.4	5:09	6:32
18	13.4	5:10	6:31
19	13.3	5:11	6:30
20	13.3	5:11	6:28
21	13.2	5:12	6:27
22	13.2	5:13	6:26
23	13.2	5:14	6:24
24	13.1	5:15	6:23
25	13.1	5:16	6:21
26	13.1	5:17	6:20
27	13.0	5:17	6:19
28	13.0	5:18	6:17
29	12.9	5:19	6:16
30	12.9	5:20	6:14
31	12.9	5:21	6:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.1	Intense
2	7.1	Intense
3	7.1	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jurm

In seasonPeak

None of Jurm's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jurm's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Jurm?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jurm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jurm in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Jurm sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Jurm in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jurm peaks around May 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	8	11	14	12	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Jurm in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jurm is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	8	12	15	19	22	26	23	17	13	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	15	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Jurm?

Jurm sits at 36.9°N, 70.8°E, 1,564 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Bahārak, 17 km away.

Topography around Jurm

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jurm.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jurm has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,153 m around an average of 1,691 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,579 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,036 m.

The land around Jurm is covered by bare terrain (35%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,153 m

bare terrain 35%

16 km

2,579 m

grassland 72%

80 km

6,036 m

grassland 56%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← July Jurm year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bahārak 17 km · Fayzabad 36 km · Ishqoshim 71 km · Rustāq 94 km · Khorugh 94 km · Taloqan 117 km · Ārt Khwājah 123 km · Chubek 130 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 17% of US; price level, 2024
GDP per capita: $417; 2024
Happiness: 1.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 15.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jurm (36.8648°, 70.8342°, elevation 1,564 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	6
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	17	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	17	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	81	19
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	23
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	6
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	17	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	17	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	81	19
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	23
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	6
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	17	6
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	5
30	17	5
31	17	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	81	19
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	23
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100