Shahrak weather in August

In August, Shahrak sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shahrak's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shahrak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
10%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Shahrak is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Shahrak reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Shahrak

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Shahrak weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -14°428.38.7100.0
Feb-3° / -13°589.89.510.70.0
Mar / -7°6511.48.111.70.2
Apr13° / -0°5611.82.112.83.4
May18° / 308013.86.7
Jun23° / 61.8014.29.0
Jul25° / 10°10.30149.4
Aug25° / 10.2013.39.5
Sep22° / 20.3012.29.2
Oct16° / 820.111.16.4
Nov / -4°235.33.110.21.9
Dec / -10°265.95.79.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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

Any precipitation

Shahrak gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:277:10
213.75:287:10
313.75:297:09
413.65:297:08
513.65:307:07
613.65:317:06
713.65:327:05
813.55:327:04
913.55:337:03
1013.55:347:02
1113.45:357:01
1213.45:357:00
1313.45:366:59
1413.35:376:58
1513.35:386:56
1613.35:386:55
1713.35:396:54
1813.25:406:53
1913.25:416:52
2013.25:416:51
2113.15:426:49
2213.15:436:48
2313.15:446:47
2413.05:446:46
2513.05:456:44
2613.05:466:43
2712.95:466:42
2812.95:476:40
2912.95:486:39
3012.85:496:38
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shahrak?

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

9.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Shahrak for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Shahrak in August

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

In August, Shahrak sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Shahrak in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Shahrak peaks around July 14 at about 13 (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 14UV 13Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shahrak 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 Shahrak is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1320 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shahrak?

Shahrak sits at 34.1°N, 64.3°E, 2,357 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Karukh, 163 km away.

KarukhNīlīGhormachHerātMaymanaShīnḏanḏKushkBāzār-e Yakāwlang

Topography around Shahrak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shahrak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 2,443 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,379 m.

The land around Shahrak is covered by bare terrain (75%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
375 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
2,379 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain
August weather nearby: Karukh 163 km · Nīlī 174 km · Ghormach 187 km · Herāt 195 km · Maymana 206 km · Shīnḏanḏ 219 km · Kushk 236 km · Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 255 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 Shahrak (34.1074°, 64.3052°, elevation 2,357 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).