Merke weather in July

In July, Merke sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 109 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 41% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Merke's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
46%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Merke is city of Kazakhstan.

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 Merke 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22312
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42312
52312
62312
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How July really feels in Merke

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.

Merke weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°367.68.19.20.0
Feb-1° / -10°529.18.910.20.0
Mar / -4°8712.99.611.60.4
Apr12° / 13315.48.613.12.7
May17° / 13718.24.314.44.3
Jun21° / 10°117200.715.15.1
Jul23° / 12°10918.4014.85.8
Aug23° / 11°8415.20.213.86.3
Sep18° / 7013.22.512.35.6
Oct11° / 68105.710.83.0
Nov / -6°618.97.59.50.3
Dec-2° / -10°458.38.48.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26931
36931
47030
57030
67030
77030
87129
97129
107129
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197129
207129
217228
227228
237129
247129
257129
267228
277327
287327
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Merke gets around 109 mm of rain over 18.4 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
263
363
463
563
663
763
863
963
1062
1162
1262
1362
1461
1561
1661
1760
1860
1959
2059
2158
2258
2357
2457
2556
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3156

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31973

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 15 h 06 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 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:378:44
215.15:378:44
315.15:388:44
415.15:388:44
515.15:398:44
615.15:408:43
715.05:408:43
815.05:418:43
915.05:418:42
1015.05:428:42
1115.05:438:42
1215.05:448:41
1314.95:448:41
1414.95:458:40
1514.95:468:39
1614.95:478:39
1714.85:488:38
1814.85:498:38
1914.85:498:37
2014.85:508:36
2114.75:518:35
2214.75:528:34
2314.75:538:34
2414.65:548:33
2514.65:558:32
2614.65:568:31
2714.55:578:30
2814.55:588:29
2914.55:598:28
3014.46:008:27
3114.46:018:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.54 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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86.6Intense
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276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Merke?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Merke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Merke in July

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

In July, Merke sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Merke 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 Merke peaks around May 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowMay 20UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Merke 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 Merke is worst in May — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1417 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Merke?

Merke sits at 42.9°N, 73.2°E, 687 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kara-Balta, 54 km away.

Topography around Merke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,913 m.

The land around Merke is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
1,719 m
80 km
3,913 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Kara-Balta 54 km · Belovodskoye 74 km · Talas 87 km · Shu 94 km · Toktogul 113 km · Bishkek 114 km · Lebedinovka 121 km · Kant 135 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 Merke (42.8718°, 73.1965°, elevation 687 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).