Sang-e Chārak weather in July

In July, Sang-e Chārak sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sang-e Chārak's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sang-e Chārak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:04 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
11%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
out of 10

Sang-e Chārak is town in Afghanistan, Sar-e-Pul Province.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sang-e Chārak reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°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 Sang-e Chārak

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.

Sang-e Chārak 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-3° / -12°459.18.49.80.0
Feb-1° / -10°5610.18.710.60.0
Mar / -5°7612.2711.70.5
Apr13° / 10016.2312.93.1
May18° / 8814.20.513.95.4
Jun21° / 10°144014.48.2
Jul23° / 12°30.9014.29.4
Aug23° / 11°20.4013.49.3
Sep19° / 40.90.112.28.5
Oct14° / 193.90.711.15.3
Nov / -4°437.74.410.11.4
Dec / -10°3676.19.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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

Any precipitation

Sang-e Chārak gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 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 4:55 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:557:20
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514.44:577:19
614.44:587:19
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1914.25:067:15
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2614.05:117:10
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2813.95:127:09
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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 7.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sang-e Chārak?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Sang-e Chārak for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sang-e Chārak in July

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

In July, Sang-e Chārak sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sang-e Chārak in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Sang-e Chārak peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sang-e Chārak 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 Sang-e Chārak is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1227 µg/m³Dec 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sang-e Chārak?

Sang-e Chārak sits at 35.8°N, 66.4°E, 1,483 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Sar-e Pul, 61 km away.

BalkhShibirghānMazār-e SharīfBāzār-e YakāwlangKhulmMaymanaAībak

Topography around Sang-e Chārak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sang-e Chārak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sang-e Chārak has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m around an average of 1,545 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,214 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,787 m.

The land around Sang-e Chārak is covered by grassland (55%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
631 m
16 km
2,214 m
80 km
3,787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain
July weather nearby: Sar-e Pul 61 km · Balkh 109 km · Shibirghān 110 km · Mazār-e Sharīf 113 km · Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 133 km · Khulm 147 km · Maymana 149 km · Aībak 149 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 Sang-e Chārak (35.8497°, 66.4369°, elevation 1,483 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).