Baghlān weather in July

In July, Baghlān sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Baghlān's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baghlān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:54 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
8%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Baghlān is city in northern Afghanistan.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical July day in Baghlān reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Baghlān

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.

Baghlān weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5594.69.81.7
Feb11° / -1°67104.510.62.7
Mar17° / 9311.81.611.75.0
Apr22° / 10°9911.60.312.96.5
May27° / 14°637.2013.96.8
Jun33° / 18°61.4014.44.6
Jul36° / 20°20.4014.22.9
Aug35° / 19°00013.43.7
Sep30° / 14°20.5012.26.8
Oct23° / 173.1011.18.4
Nov16° / 467.60.810.15.3
Dec10° / -1°437.43.29.62.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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19991
20991
21991
22991
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24991
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Baghlān gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
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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 (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39181
49280
59280
69280
79280
89280
99280
109280
119370
129370
139370
149460
159460
169550
179550
189550
199640
209640
219640
229730
239730
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269730
279631
289631
299631
309631
319541

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:467:11
214.44:467:11
314.44:467:11
414.44:477:11
514.44:477:11
614.44:487:11
714.44:487:11
814.44:497:11
914.34:497:10
1014.34:507:10
1114.34:517:10
1214.34:517:09
1314.34:527:09
1414.34:527:09
1514.34:537:08
1614.24:547:08
1714.24:547:07
1814.24:557:07
1914.24:567:06
2014.24:577:06
2114.14:577:05
2214.14:587:05
2314.14:597:04
2414.14:597:03
2514.05:007:03
2614.05:017:02
2714.05:027:01
2814.05:027:00
2913.95:036:59
3013.95:046:59
3113.95:056:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.8Intense
127.8Intense
137.8Intense
147.8Intense
157.8Intense
167.7Intense
177.7Intense
187.7Intense
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207.7Intense
217.7Intense
227.7Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Baghlān?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baghlān in July

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

In July, Baghlān sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baghlān 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 Baghlān peaks around May 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Baghlān 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 Baghlān is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 2027 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baghlān?

Baghlān sits at 36.1°N, 68.7°E, 531 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Pul-e Khumrī, 21 km away.

TaloqanKhulmBāzārak

Topography around Baghlān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baghlān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,921 m.

The land around Baghlān is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
1,474 m
80 km
3,921 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Pul-e Khumrī 21 km · Nahrīn 39 km · Aībak 64 km · Kunduz 68 km · Khanabad 71 km · Taloqan 100 km · Khulm 110 km · Bāzārak 117 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Baghlān (36.1307°, 68.7083°, elevation 531 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).