Kushk weather in July

In July, Kushk sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°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 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kushk's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kushk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:28 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
27 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kushk reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Kushk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kushk 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
Jan11° / -0°4371103.1
Feb13° / 527.60.610.84.1
Mar19° / 607.7011.76.6
Apr26° / 11°274.2012.87.7
May32° / 17°41.2013.75.1
Jun37° / 22°00.1014.22.4
Jul38° / 24°000141.1
Aug37° / 22°00013.22.1
Sep33° / 17°00012.24.9
Oct27° / 10°20.5011.28.7
Nov19° / 132.6010.37.6
Dec13° / 203.90.39.84.7

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

Kushk 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 27 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 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 5:20 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:207:31
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1314.15:267:29
1414.05:277:29
1514.05:277:28
1614.05:287:28
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1814.05:297:27
1914.05:307:27
2013.95:307:26
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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 7.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Kushk

In seasonPeak

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

Kushk sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Kushk?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kushk.

What to pack for Kushk in July

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

In July, Kushk sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Kushk in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Kushk peaks around July 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 11UV 12Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kushk 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 Kushk is worst in July — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2449 µg/m³Jan 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May38Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul49Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kushk?

Kushk sits at 33.3°N, 62.0°E, 1,115 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Shīnḏanḏ, 18 km away.

FarahHerātKarukhEslam QalehTāybādKhāshKhvāf

Topography around Kushk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kushk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 1,115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,284 m.

The land around Kushk is covered by cropland (74%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
463 m
80 km
2,284 m
croplandbare terrain
July weather nearby: Shīnḏanḏ 18 km · Farah 104 km · Herāt 119 km · Karukh 144 km · Eslam Qaleh 173 km · Tāybād 194 km · Khāsh 212 km · Khvāf 220 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 Kushk (33.2957°, 61.9522°, elevation 1,115 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).