Bodh Gaya weather in July

In July, Bodh Gaya sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 280 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bodh Gaya's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodh Gaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Bodh Gaya is town.

Air quality
High
PM10 77 µg/m³ · 2017

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 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bodh Gaya reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bodh Gaya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bodh Gaya weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°172.210.68.9
Feb27° / 14°152.411.18.1
Mar33° / 19°132.511.84.4
Apr38° / 24°93.212.61.1
May40° / 27°245.513.20.2
Jun37° / 28°16615.613.51.1
Jul33° / 27°28024.813.42.2
Aug32° / 27°2452512.92.4
Sep32° / 26°18419.512.23.0
Oct31° / 22°536.511.45.0
Nov29° / 16°70.810.87.7
Dec24° / 12°70.810.59.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31387
41387
51387
61189
71189
81189
9991
10991
11991
12991
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15892
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bodh Gaya gets around 280 mm of rain over 24.8 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
378
478
578
679
779
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1080
1181
1281
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1782
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3179

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2892
3793
4793
5694
6595
7595
8496
9496
10496
11397
12397
13397
14397
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31298

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:086:39
213.55:086:39
313.55:096:39
413.55:096:39
513.55:096:39
613.55:106:39
713.55:106:39
813.55:106:39
913.55:116:39
1013.55:116:39
1113.45:126:38
1213.45:126:38
1313.45:136:38
1413.45:136:38
1513.45:136:38
1613.45:146:38
1713.45:146:37
1813.45:156:37
1913.45:156:37
2013.35:166:36
2113.35:166:36
2213.35:176:36
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2513.35:186:34
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2713.25:196:34
2813.25:196:33
2913.25:206:33
3013.25:206:32
3113.25:216:32

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bodh Gaya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bodh Gaya sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Bodh Gaya?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodh Gaya.

What to pack for Bodh Gaya in July

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

In July, Bodh Gaya sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bodh Gaya 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 Bodh Gaya peaks around July 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 22UV 11Jan 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bodh Gaya 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 Bodh Gaya is worst in December — around 221 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 22219 µg/m³Jul 1950 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan215Very unhealthy
Feb154Very unhealthy
Mar111Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct115Unhealthy
Nov188Very unhealthy
Dec221Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bodh Gaya?

Bodh Gaya sits at 24.7°N, 85.0°E, 124 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Varanasi, 211 km away.

VaranasiGaurJaleshwarJanakpurMalaṅgawāSirahaBirgañjLahān

Topography around Bodh Gaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodh Gaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m.

The land around Bodh Gaya is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
749 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Varanasi 211 km · Gaur 232 km · Jaleshwar 232 km · Janakpur 245 km · Malaṅgawā 247 km · Siraha 250 km · Birgañj 258 km · Lahān 270 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 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 Bodh Gaya (24.6981°, 84.9869°, elevation 124 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).