Shu weather in July

In July, Shu sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 33 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shu's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:42 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Shu is human settlement in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1960

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 34°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shu reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°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 Shu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
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.

Shu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°327.16.19.10.0
Feb / -6°367.75.410.20.1
Mar12° / 509.52.911.63.0
Apr20° / 7511.60.713.25.9
May26° / 14°6810.9014.56.6
Jun32° / 19°469.8015.24.4
Jul34° / 21°337.8014.93.4
Aug33° / 19°234.6013.84.5
Sep27° / 13°254.1012.37.6
Oct19° / 426.20.710.86.7
Nov10° / -0°487.93.49.52.2
Dec / -6°3985.98.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27822
37921
47921
58020
68119
78119
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shu gets around 33 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
528
627
727
827
926
1026
1126
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
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2723
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3022
3121

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179183
279183
379183
479183
580173
680173
781163
880164
981154
1081154
1181154
1280155
1380155
1480155
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2279165
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2580164
2680164
2780164
2881154
2982153
3083143
3184133

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 30 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 5:32 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:328:45
215.25:328:44
315.25:338:44
415.25:348:44
515.25:348:44
615.15:358:44
715.15:358:43
815.15:368:43
915.15:378:43
1015.15:378:42
1115.15:388:42
1215.05:398:41
1315.05:408:41
1415.05:418:40
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1614.95:428:39
1714.95:438:38
1814.95:448:38
1914.95:458:37
2014.85:468:36
2114.85:478:35
2214.85:488:34
2314.75:498:33
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2614.75:528:31
2714.65:538:30
2814.65:548:29
2914.55:558:28
3014.55:568:26
3114.55:578:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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256.9Intense
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286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Shu?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shu. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Shu in July

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

In July, Shu sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shu peaks around May 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowMay 20UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Shu 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 Shu is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2222 µg/m³Dec 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shu?

Shu sits at 43.6°N, 73.8°E, 461 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kara-Balta, 88 km away.

Topography around Shu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,149 m.

The land around Shu is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
1,149 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kara-Balta 88 km · Belovodskoye 91 km · Merke 94 km · Bishkek 106 km · Lebedinovka 109 km · Kant 119 km · Ivanovka 134 km · Tokmok 151 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 Shu (43.6051°, 73.7622°, elevation 461 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).