Ahar weather in July

In July, Ahar sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 22 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ahar's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Ahar is city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Ahar reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than 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 Ahar

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.

Ahar weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -9°3377.29.60.0
Feb / -7°458.78.510.50.0
Mar / -3°73138.911.71.1
Apr13° / 9917.34.5133.0
May18° / 10519.90.614.14.6
Jun22° / 10°5913.2014.66.5
Jul24° / 13°226.1014.48.0
Aug25° / 12°205.7013.58.1
Sep22° / 328.20.112.37.3
Oct16° / 508.91.5115.3
Nov / -2°4674.59.91.6
Dec / -6°346.46.19.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67921
77921
87921
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ahar gets around 22 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
326
425
525
624
723
822
921
1021
1120
1220
1319
1419
1519
1619
1718
1818
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2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2717
2817
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3017
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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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
283170
380191
479201
578211
677221
776231
875241
974251
1073261
1173261
1272271
1372271
1471281
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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128calm
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318calm

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 5:05 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:057:45
214.65:067:45
314.65:067:45
414.65:077:44
514.65:077:44
614.65:087:44
714.65:087:44
814.65:097:44
914.65:107:43
1014.55:107:43
1114.55:117:43
1214.55:117:42
1314.55:127:42
1414.55:137:41
1514.55:137:41
1614.45:147:41
1714.45:157:40
1814.45:167:39
1914.45:167:39
2014.45:177:38
2114.35:187:38
2214.35:197:37
2314.35:207:36
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2514.25:217:35
2614.25:227:34
2714.25:237:33
2814.15:247:32
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3014.15:257:30
3114.15:267:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ahar

In seasonPeak

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

Ahar'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 Ahar?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ahar in July

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

In July, Ahar sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ahar 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 Ahar peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ahar 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 Ahar is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1029 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ahar?

Ahar sits at 38.5°N, 47.1°E, 1,336 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Meshgīn Shahr, 54 km away.

KapanSahandOskū

Topography around Ahar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,723 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,565 m.

The land around Ahar is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
1,723 m
80 km
4,565 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Meshgīn Shahr 54 km · Sarāb 72 km · Bostānābād 73 km · Tabriz 81 km · Sardrūd 95 km · Kapan 99 km · Sahand 102 km · Oskū 104 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Ahar (38.4774°, 47.0699°, elevation 1,336 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).