Lashkar Gāh weather in July

In July, Lashkar Gāh sees average daytime highs of 43°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 43°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lashkar Gāh's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lashkar Gāh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:22 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lashkar Gāh is capital of Helmand Province, 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 43°C through the month.

A typical July day in Lashkar Gāh reaches about 43°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Lashkar Gāh

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Lashkar Gāh weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 294.810.25.4
Feb18° / 304.710.86.7
Mar24° / 10°284.311.88.0
Apr31° / 16°71.512.85.5
May37° / 22°10.113.61.7
Jun41° / 26°10.1140.0
Jul43° / 28°00.113.90.0
Aug41° / 25°0013.20.1
Sep36° / 19°0012.22.8
Oct30° / 13°10.311.27.1
Nov23° / 61.110.48.8
Dec17° / 132.3107.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in July.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
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6991
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lashkar Gāh gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1970111
2970111
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:157:17
214.05:157:17
314.05:167:17
414.05:167:17
514.05:167:17
614.05:177:17
714.05:177:17
814.05:187:16
914.05:187:16
1014.05:197:16
1113.95:197:16
1213.95:207:16
1313.95:207:15
1413.95:217:15
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1613.95:227:14
1713.95:227:14
1813.85:237:14
1913.85:247:13
2013.85:247:13
2113.85:257:12
2213.85:257:12
2313.85:267:11
2413.75:277:11
2513.75:277:10
2613.75:287:09
2713.75:297:09
2813.65:297:08
2913.65:307:07
3013.65:317:07
3113.65:317:06

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Lashkar Gāh

In seasonPeak

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

Lashkar Gāh sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Lashkar Gāh?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lashkar Gāh.

What to pack for Lashkar Gāh in July

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

In July, Lashkar Gāh sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lashkar Gāh in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lashkar Gāh peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Lashkar Gāh 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 Lashkar Gāh is worst in August — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateAug 1050 µg/m³Dec 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May39Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul50Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lashkar Gāh?

Lashkar Gāh sits at 31.6°N, 64.4°E, 786 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Gereshk, 31 km away.

KandahārKhān NeshīnKhāshFarahZaranjShahrakZābol

Topography around Lashkar Gāh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lashkar Gāh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,169 m.

The land around Lashkar Gāh is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
1,169 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Gereshk 31 km · Kandahār 127 km · Khān Neshīn 129 km · Khāsh 150 km · Farah 230 km · Zaranj 249 km · Shahrak 280 km · Zābol 280 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 Lashkar Gāh (31.5938°, 64.3716°, elevation 786 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).