Qarqīn weather in July

In July, Qarqīn sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Qarqīn's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qarqīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:01 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
4%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Qarqīn 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 40°C through the month.

A typical July day in Qarqīn reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Qarqīn

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Qarqīn weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 286.61.69.72.7
Feb13° / 417.41.310.63.8
Mar19° / 468.20.311.76.3
Apr26° / 14°345.6012.97.2
May33° / 19°173.40144.5
Jun38° / 23°20.6014.51.4
Jul40° / 24°10.1014.30.3
Aug38° / 22°00013.41.6
Sep33° / 17°00.1012.35.2
Oct25° / 12°410118.8
Nov18° / 204.10.2106.5
Dec12° / 244.80.99.53.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Qarqīn gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 7.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.8 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 Qarqīn

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Qarqīn?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qarqīn.

What to pack for Qarqīn in July

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

In July, Qarqīn sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qarqīn in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qarqīn peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 19UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Qarqīn 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 Qarqīn is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1534 µg/m³Jan 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qarqīn?

Qarqīn sits at 37.4°N, 66.0°E, 263 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Magdanly, 44 km away.

KerkiShibirghānAndkhoyBalkhTermezMazār-e SharīfHalaç

Topography around Qarqīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qarqīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,880 m.

The land around Qarqīn is covered by cropland (42%), water (22%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
2,880 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Magdanly 44 km · Kerki 87 km · Shibirghān 87 km · Andkhoy 97 km · Balkh 106 km · Termez 111 km · Mazār-e Sharīf 123 km · Halaç 126 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 Qarqīn (37.4185°, 66.0436°, elevation 263 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).