Bahārak weather in July

In July, Bahārak sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bahārak's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahārak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:43 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Bahārak is seat of Baharak District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Bahārak reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5209
62010
72010
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How July really feels in Bahārak

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.

Bahārak weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -15°478.69.89.70.0
Feb-4° / -12°549.91110.60.0
Mar / -8°6711.411.811.70.0
Apr / -3°7411.99.212.90.9
May13° / 8514.82.6143.4
Jun17° / 4210.80.114.55.8
Jul20° / 10°154.3014.37.8
Aug20° / 10°82.3013.48.3
Sep17° / 82.30.312.37.3
Oct10° / -2°285.93.4113.0
Nov / -10°407.47.9100.1
Dec-5° / -14°397.78.49.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12946
13946
14937
15937
16937
17928
18928
19928
20919
21919
22919
239010
248911
258911
268911
278911
288911
298911
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bahārak gets around 15 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
320
419
518
618
717
816
916
1015
1115
1215
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1813
1913
2013
2112
2212
2311
2411
2510
2610
279
289
299
308
318

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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234calm
244calm
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274calm
284calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:347:05
214.54:357:05
314.54:357:05
414.54:367:05
514.54:367:05
614.54:377:05
714.54:377:04
814.44:387:04
914.44:387:04
1014.44:397:04
1114.44:407:03
1214.44:407:03
1314.44:417:03
1414.34:417:02
1514.34:427:02
1614.34:437:01
1714.34:437:01
1814.34:447:00
1914.24:457:00
2014.24:466:59
2114.24:466:58
2214.24:476:58
2314.24:486:57
2414.14:496:56
2514.14:496:56
2614.14:506:55
2714.14:516:54
2814.04:526:53
2914.04:536:53
3014.04:536:52
3113.94:546:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bahārak?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bahārak in July

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

In July, Bahārak sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Bahārak in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bahārak peaks around May 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 12Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bahārak 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 Bahārak is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1821 µg/m³Dec 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May12Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bahārak?

Bahārak sits at 37.0°N, 70.9°E, 1,552 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Jurm, 17 km away.

KhorughRustāqTaloqanChubekĀrt Khwājah

Topography around Bahārak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahārak has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m around an average of 1,719 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,539 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,243 m.

The land around Bahārak is covered by grassland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,227 m
16 km
2,539 m
80 km
5,243 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Jurm 17 km · Fayzabad 32 km · Ishqoshim 70 km · Khorugh 79 km · Rustāq 96 km · Taloqan 126 km · Chubek 126 km · Ārt Khwājah 127 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 Bahārak (37.0025°, 70.9066°, elevation 1,552 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).