Sarıkamış weather in July

In July, Sarıkamış sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 62 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sarıkamış's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarıkamış's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
3:57 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sarıkamış is district and town of Kars, Turkey.

Density
14/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Sarıkamış reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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

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.

Sarıkamış weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -14°357.58.89.50.0
Feb-2° / -11°418.69.610.40.0
Mar / -6°6712.310.811.70.0
Apr / -1°10317.18.1131.5
May15° / 12821.41.714.23.4
Jun20° / 8615.20.114.85.7
Jul23° / 10°6212.4014.67.0
Aug24° / 10°4610.1013.67.5
Sep20° / 3170.212.37.2
Oct13° / 519.51.310.94.1
Nov / -4°386.85.69.80.5
Dec-2° / -11°377.58.39.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68317
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sarıkamış gets around 62 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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442
541
641
740
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1040
1139
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1539
1639
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3038
3137

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6964
7964
8964
9964
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
16937
17937
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21937
22928
23928
24928
25919
26919
27919
289010
299010
309010
319010

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:48 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.83:486:38
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314.83:496:38
414.83:496:38
514.83:506:38
614.83:506:38
714.83:516:37
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1914.53:596:32
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3014.24:096:23
3114.24:106:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sarıkamış

In seasonPeak

In July, Sarıkamış sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sarıkamış's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Sarıkamış?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Sarıkamış for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarıkamış in July

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

In July, Sarıkamış sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Sarıkamış in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sarıkamış peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sarıkamış 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 Sarıkamış is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1220 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sarıkamış?

Sarıkamış sits at 40.3°N, 42.6°E, 2,087 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Horasan, 48 km away.

Artvin

Topography around Sarıkamış

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarıkamış has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 2,178 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,690 m.

The land around Sarıkamış is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
422 m
16 km
1,350 m
80 km
2,690 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Horasan 48 km · Kağızman 50 km · Kars 52 km · Oltu 56 km · Ağrı 78 km · Pasinler 87 km · Ardahan 87 km · Artvin 115 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 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 Sarıkamış (40.3277°, 42.587°, elevation 2,087 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).