Mehtar Lām weather in July

In July, Mehtar Lām sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mehtar Lām's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mehtar Lām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:51 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Mehtar Lām is city in Laghman 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical July day in Mehtar Lām reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with 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 Mehtar Lām

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 21 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
21
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.

Mehtar Lām weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°335.24.39.91.9
Feb10° / -0°547.75.610.72.5
Mar15° / 598.75.211.75.0
Apr22° / 10°538.51.912.87.0
May28° / 15°267.6013.86.5
Jun32° / 19°92.8014.35.0
Jul32° / 21°386.7014.14.5
Aug31° / 20°307.3013.35.3
Sep29° / 17°81.8012.27.7
Oct23° / 11°101.90.211.18.8
Nov17° / 173.11.610.26.5
Dec11° / -0°163.22.69.73.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
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11982
12973
13973
14973
15973
16955
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mehtar Lām gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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411
512
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814
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1722
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2127
2228
2329
2431
2532
2633
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3036
3136

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
172161020
270171120
368171230
466181330
564181440
662191540
760191650
858191850
955201960
1054202060
1152202170
1250202380
1348202480
1446192590
15441926110
16421927120
17411927130
18401927140
19381827160
20371827170
21361728181
22351728201
23341627211
24331627231
25331627241
26321527251
27311527261
28311527271
29301526271
30291526281
31291627281

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 4:44 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:447:01
214.34:447:01
314.34:447:01
414.34:457:01
514.34:457:01
614.34:467:01
714.24:467:01
814.24:477:01
914.24:477:00
1014.24:487:00
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1214.24:497:00
1314.24:506:59
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1714.14:526:58
1814.14:536:57
1914.14:536:57
2014.04:546:56
2114.04:556:56
2214.04:556:55
2314.04:566:55
2414.04:576:54
2513.94:576:53
2613.94:586:53
2713.94:596:52
2813.95:006:51
2913.85:006:50
3013.85:016:50
3113.85:026:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
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87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.5Intense
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157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mehtar Lām?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mehtar Lām for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mehtar Lām in July

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

In July, Mehtar Lām sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mehtar Lām 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 Mehtar Lām peaks around June 14 at about 11 (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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 14UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mehtar Lām 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 Mehtar Lām is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1934 µg/m³Oct 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mehtar Lām?

Mehtar Lām sits at 34.7°N, 70.2°E, 795 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Jalālābād, 35 km away.

Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye ĀchīnAsadābādBāzārakKabulJabal os SarajCharikarIstālif

Topography around Mehtar Lām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mehtar Lām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,573 m.

The land around Mehtar Lām is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
2,032 m
80 km
4,573 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Jalālābād 35 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 76 km · Asadābād 89 km · Bāzārak 95 km · Kabul 96 km · Jabal os Saraj 102 km · Charikar 102 km · Istālif 105 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 Mehtar Lām (34.6714°, 70.2094°, elevation 795 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).