Vanadzor weather in July

In July, Vanadzor sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 113 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vanadzor's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vanadzor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Vanadzor is city in Armenia.

Density
3,112/km²
people per km²
Founded
1828

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 Vanadzor reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Vanadzor

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.

Vanadzor weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°376.889.40.0
Feb-2° / -10°4689.210.40.0
Mar / -5°9113.912.711.70.0
Apr / -0°13719.2913.11.2
May14° / 16823.52.114.22.8
Jun18° / 16122.2014.94.2
Jul20° / 11°11319.5014.65.0
Aug20° / 11°8418.1013.65.4
Sep18° / 73130.212.35.4
Oct12° / 6511.22.110.93.4
Nov / -4°487.969.70.4
Dec-1° / -9°386.47.19.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
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64852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vanadzor gets around 113 mm of rain over 19.5 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 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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266
366
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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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
280191
379201
477221
576231
674251
772262
871272
969292
1068302
1166322
1265332
1364342
1463352
1562362
1661372
1760382
1858402
1957412
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2255432
2354442
2453452
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2652462
2752462
2851472
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 8:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:398:32
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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 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.14 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 Vanadzor

In seasonPeak

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

Vanadzor's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Vanadzor?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Vanadzor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vanadzor in July

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

In July, Vanadzor sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vanadzor 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 Vanadzor peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Vanadzor 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 Vanadzor is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2223 µg/m³Sep 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vanadzor?

Vanadzor sits at 40.8°N, 44.5°E, 1,368 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Dilijan, 32 km away.

DilijanAlaverdiTsaghkadzorHrazdanCharentsavanSevanArtikGyumri

Topography around Vanadzor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vanadzor has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m around an average of 1,469 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,799 m.

The land around Vanadzor is covered by trees (38%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
750 m
16 km
2,120 m
80 km
3,799 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Dilijan 32 km · Alaverdi 36 km · Tsaghkadzor 36 km · Hrazdan 39 km · Charentsavan 47 km · Sevan 48 km · Artik 49 km · Gyumri 55 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 Vanadzor (40.8074°, 44.497°, elevation 1,368 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).