Karakul’ weather in August

In August, Karakul’ sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Karakul’'s 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karakul’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:02 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Karakul’ is human settlement.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Karakul’ reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Karakul’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Karakul’ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°173.91.29.51.1
Feb10° / 2351.210.42.6
Mar17° / 285.70.411.75.8
Apr25° / 12°2040137.7
May31° / 17°82.2014.15.5
Jun36° / 22°20.7014.72.5
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.51.3
Aug36° / 22°00013.62.5
Sep31° / 16°10.2012.36.4
Oct23° / 41.4010.98.7
Nov14° / 133.50.39.85.0
Dec / -1°112.70.49.31.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Karakul’ gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:487:54
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514.05:517:50
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1213.75:587:41
1313.75:597:40
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1713.56:037:34
1813.56:047:33
1913.46:057:32
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2113.46:077:29
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2713.16:127:20
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2913.06:147:16
3013.06:157:15
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Karakul’

In seasonPeak

In August, Karakul’ sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Karakul’ sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Karakul’?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Karakul’. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Karakul’ in August

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

In August, Karakul’ sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karakul’ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Karakul’ peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Karakul’ in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Karakul’ is worst in July — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2170 µg/m³Jan 1628 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr51Poor
May48Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karakul’?

Karakul’ sits at 39.5°N, 63.8°E, 199 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmenabat, 56 km away.

SaýatShofirkon ShahriG’ijduvon Shahri

Topography around Karakul’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karakul’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Karakul’ is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and bare terrain (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
162 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Türkmenabat 56 km · Bukhara 58 km · Kogon Shahri 65 km · Vobkent Shahri 77 km · Seydi 79 km · Saýat 83 km · Shofirkon Shahri 87 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 96 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Karakul’ (39.5333°, 63.8333°, elevation 199 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).