Shahrak weather in July

In July, Shahrak sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% 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 Shahrak's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shahrak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:16 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
8%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
out of 10

Shahrak 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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shahrak reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°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, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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

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.

Shahrak 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° / -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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7991
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shahrak gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

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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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 5:09 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:097:24
214.25:097:24
314.25:097:24
414.25:107:23
514.25:107:23
614.25:117:23
714.25:117:23
814.25:127:23
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1014.25:137:22
1114.15:137:22
1214.15:147:22
1314.15:157:22
1414.15:157:21
1514.15:167:21
1614.15:167:20
1714.15:177:20
1814.05:187:20
1914.05:187:19
2014.05:197:19
2114.05:207:18
2214.05:207:17
2313.95:217:17
2413.95:227:16
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2613.95:237:15
2713.85:247:14
2813.85:247:14
2913.85:257:13
3013.85:267:12
3113.75:277:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 8.13 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 — July's 8.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.3Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.2Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
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278.0Intense
287.9Intense
297.9Intense
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317.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Shahrak?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Shahrak sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Shahrak in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (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 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 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
July 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).