Karatau weather in July

In July, Karatau sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Karatau's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karatau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Karatau is place in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

Density
189/km²
people per km²
Founded
1963

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 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Karatau reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 30 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
30
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.

Karatau 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
Jan / -7°42869.20.0
Feb / -6°478.54.910.20.0
Mar11° / 5710.43.311.62.5
Apr18° / 619.70.713.15.9
May25° / 13°408.5014.47.2
Jun30° / 17°246015.15.7
Jul32° / 19°153.8014.94.9
Aug31° / 17°92.2013.86.0
Sep25° / 12°92012.38.7
Oct18° / 304.70.510.86.6
Nov / -1°457.82.69.51.8
Dec / -6°407.64.78.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
39010
49010
59010
69010
7919
89010
99010
109010
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Karatau gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
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514
614
714
814
914
1014
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3010
3110

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184142
284142
385132
484133
584133
684133
784133
884133
984133
1084133
1183143
1283143
1383143
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1582153
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2182153
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2483143
2584133
2684133
2785123
2885114
2986104
3086104
318794

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:478:56
215.25:478:56
315.15:488:56
415.15:488:56
515.15:498:56
615.15:498:55
715.15:508:55
815.15:518:55
915.05:518:54
1015.05:528:54
1115.05:538:54
1215.05:548:53
1315.05:548:53
1414.95:558:52
1514.95:568:51
1614.95:578:51
1714.95:588:50
1814.85:598:49
1914.85:598:49
2014.86:008:48
2114.86:018:47
2214.76:028:46
2314.76:038:45
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2514.66:058:44
2614.66:068:43
2714.66:078:42
2814.56:088:41
2914.56:098:40
3014.56:108:38
3114.46:118:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
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107.3Intense
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317.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Karatau?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Karatau for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Karatau in July

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

In July, Karatau sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karatau in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karatau peaks around August 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 13UV 8Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Karatau 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 Karatau is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Karatau?

Karatau sits at 43.2°N, 70.5°E, 525 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Turar Ryskulov, 72 km away.

Topography around Karatau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karatau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 535 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.

The land around Karatau is covered by grassland (62%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (94%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
669 m
80 km
1,765 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Turar Ryskulov 72 km · Zhangatas 73 km · Taraz 81 km · Sarykemer 87 km · Aksu 99 km · Shymkent 119 km · Lenger 120 km · Arys 158 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Karatau (43.1796°, 70.4592°, elevation 525 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).