Paro weather in July

In July, Paro sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 490 mm of precipitation across 30.6 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 16°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 Paro's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 490 mm; 30.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 36 min; 5:21 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover: 94%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Paro is city in Bhutan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in Paro reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	10
24	16	10
25	16	10
26	16	10
27	16	10
28	16	10
29	16	10
30	16	10
31	16	10

How July really feels in Paro

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Paro 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -8°	29	6.4	7.9	10.5	0.0
Feb	5° / -6°	43	9.9	8.5	11	0.2
Mar	8° / -3°	68	18.2	8.9	11.8	1.1
Apr	11° / 0°	94	20.6	6.6	12.6	2.1
May	14° / 5°	180	27.8	2.1	13.3	2.5
Jun	16° / 9°	341	28.9	0.2	13.7	2.6
Jul	16° / 10°	490	30.6	0.3	13.6	2.5
Aug	16° / 10°	359	30.4	0.1	13	2.6
Sep	15° / 8°	232	27.2	0.3	12.2	2.7
Oct	13° / 2°	97	15.9	3.5	11.3	3.0
Nov	9° / -2°	28	8.5	4.4	10.6	2.1
Dec	6° / -6°	23	6.6	5.9	10.3	0.7

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 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Paro gets around 490 mm of rain and snow over 30.6 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 precipitation averages around 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:14 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	5:14	6:57
2	13.7	5:15	6:57
3	13.7	5:15	6:57
4	13.7	5:15	6:57
5	13.7	5:16	6:57
6	13.7	5:16	6:57
7	13.7	5:17	6:57
8	13.7	5:17	6:57
9	13.7	5:17	6:57
10	13.6	5:18	6:57
11	13.6	5:18	6:56
12	13.6	5:19	6:56
13	13.6	5:19	6:56
14	13.6	5:20	6:56
15	13.6	5:20	6:56
16	13.6	5:21	6:55
17	13.6	5:21	6:55
18	13.5	5:22	6:55
19	13.5	5:22	6:54
20	13.5	5:23	6:54
21	13.5	5:23	6:54
22	13.5	5:24	6:53
23	13.5	5:24	6:53
24	13.5	5:25	6:52
25	13.4	5:25	6:52
26	13.4	5:26	6:51
27	13.4	5:26	6:51
28	13.4	5:27	6:50
29	13.4	5:27	6:50
30	13.4	5:28	6:49
31	13.3	5:28	6:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Paro

In seasonPeak

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

Paro'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 Paro?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paro.

What to pack for Paro in July

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

In July, Paro sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 31 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Paro 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 Paro peaks around July 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	8	11	12	14	15	15	14	13	10	7	5
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	15	Extreme
Jul	15	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	High

Location & terrain

Where is Paro?

Paro sits at 27.4°N, 89.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Thimphu, 23 km away.

Topography around Paro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paro has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m around an average of 2,482 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,631 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,169 m.

The land around Paro is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (77%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

826 m

trees 42%

16 km

2,631 m

trees 77%

80 km

7,169 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen

← June Paro year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Thimphu 23 km · Punakha 49 km · Phuentsholing 64 km · Tsirang 84 km · Trongsa 108 km · Darjeeling 122 km · Jakar 133 km · Ilām 158 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

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 Paro (27.4305°, 89.4133°, 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	10
24	16	10
25	16	10
26	16	10
27	16	10
28	16	10
29	16	10
30	16	10
31	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	10
24	16	10
25	16	10
26	16	10
27	16	10
28	16	10
29	16	10
30	16	10
31	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	10
24	16	10
25	16	10
26	16	10
27	16	10
28	16	10
29	16	10
30	16	10
31	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100