Jakar weather in July

In July, Jakar sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 667 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Jakar's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jakar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
667 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:15 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
96%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Jakar is town in Bhutan.

Founded
1549

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Jakar reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Jakar

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.

Jakar weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°461210.910.50.0
Feb / -6°9017.814110.2
Mar / -2°1842816.911.80.9
Apr11° / 19528.87.612.61.6
May14° / 28330.50.813.32.2
Jun16° / 506300.113.72.5
Jul17° / 11°66731013.62.6
Aug17° / 10°491310132.6
Sep16° / 34429.40.112.22.5
Oct13° / 14423.91.611.32.5
Nov10° / -1°5615.35.710.61.9
Dec / -5°36107.110.30.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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

Any precipitation

Jakar gets around 667 mm of rain over 31 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
59010
69010
79010
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109010
119010
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139010
149010
15919
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17928
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20937
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23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29937
30937
31937

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 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 5:09 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:096:52
213.75:096:52
313.75:096:52
413.75:106:52
513.75:106:52
613.75:116:52
713.75:116:52
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913.75:126:52
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1113.65:136:51
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1313.65:146:51
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1513.65:156:50
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1713.65:166:50
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1913.55:176:49
2013.55:176:49
2113.55:186:48
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2313.55:196:48
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2513.45:206:47
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2713.45:216:46
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2913.45:226:44
3013.45:226:44
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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 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
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273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Jakar

In seasonPeak

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

Jakar's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Jakar?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jakar.

What to pack for Jakar in July

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

In July, Jakar sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 31 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Jakar in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jakar peaks around July 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 11UV 15Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul15Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Jakar?

Jakar sits at 27.5°N, 90.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Trongsa, 25 km away.

TrongsaMongarTrashigangTsirangPunakhaThimphuSamdrup JongkharParo

Topography around Jakar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jakar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m around an average of 2,846 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,118 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,335 m.

The land around Jakar is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
852 m
16 km
2,118 m
80 km
7,335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Trongsa 25 km · Mongar 57 km · Trashigang 83 km · Tsirang 85 km · Punakha 86 km · Thimphu 110 km · Samdrup Jongkhar 112 km · Paro 133 km

Bhutan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,493
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Safe drinking water
66%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 473
Religion
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%Indian- and Nepali-influenced Hinduism 22%other 3%

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 Jakar (27.5492°, 90.7525°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).