Karukh weather in July

In July, Karukh sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Karukh's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karukh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:22 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Karukh is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Karukh reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Karukh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karukh weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°537.83.9100.8
Feb / -2°689.24.110.71.7
Mar14° / 689.71.911.74.2
Apr20° / 345.80.212.87.2
May26° / 12°81.9013.88.5
Jun30° / 16°00014.36.9
Jul31° / 18°00014.16.1
Aug30° / 16°00013.36.9
Sep27° / 12°00.1012.28.9
Oct22° / 30.7011.19.0
Nov15° / 203.70.410.25.5
Dec / -1°335.72.19.72.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Karukh gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:157:31
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1814.15:247:27
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 8.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 8.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Karukh?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Karukh for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Karukh in July

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

In July, Karukh sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karukh in July

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Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karukh peaks around July 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 15UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Karukh in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Karukh is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1029 µg/m³Dec 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karukh?

Karukh sits at 34.5°N, 62.6°E, 1,340 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Herāt, 38 km away.

ShīnḏanḏEslam QalehKushkShahrakTāybādGhormachTorbat-e Jām

Topography around Karukh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karukh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 1,339 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,547 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,835 m.

The land around Karukh is covered by cropland (59%) and bare terrain (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
1,547 m
80 km
2,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Herāt 38 km · Shīnḏanḏ 137 km · Eslam Qaleh 141 km · Kushk 144 km · Shahrak 163 km · Tāybād 168 km · Ghormach 176 km · Torbat-e Jām 198 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
Muslim 100%

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 Karukh (34.4811°, 62.5863°, elevation 1,340 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).