Kapan weather in July

In July, Kapan sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kapan's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:45 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Kapan is town in Armenia.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1801

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 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kapan reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kapan

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.

Kapan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°376.96.99.60.0
Feb / -5°549.68.810.50.2
Mar10° / -1°10515.79.811.71.8
Apr15° / 13820.72.8133.2
May19° / 17822.50.214.14.4
Jun23° / 13°11814.2014.76.4
Jul26° / 15°397014.57.7
Aug26° / 15°387.2013.57.7
Sep22° / 11°10412.7012.36.5
Oct17° / 8213.70.8115.1
Nov10° / 588.549.92.5
Dec / -4°376.45.39.30.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Kapan gets around 39 mm of rain over 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 23% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
531
631
730
829
928
1027
1126
1225
1324
1423
1522
1621
1721
1820
1919
2018
2118
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3015
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156413
253434
352444
450464
548474
647495
745505
844515
943525
1042526
1141536
1240537
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 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 5:36 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 8:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:368:20
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514.75:388:19
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.65 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.65 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 July

Hazard calendar for Kapan

In seasonPeak

None of Kapan's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kapan's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kapan?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Kapan for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kapan in July

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

In July, Kapan sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kapan 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 Kapan peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kapan 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 Kapan is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Nov 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kapan?

Kapan sits at 39.2°N, 46.4°E, 774 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Goris, 34 km away.

GorisShushaHādīshahrNehramNakhchivanJermuk

Topography around Kapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,679 m.

The land around Kapan is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
600 m
16 km
2,703 m
80 km
3,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Goris 34 km · Shusha 68 km · Hādīshahr 76 km · Fuzuli 77 km · Nehram 82 km · Nakhchivan 86 km · Jermuk 94 km · Aghdam 98 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

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 Kapan (39.2076°, 46.4068°, elevation 774 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).