Mashad weather in July

In July, Mashad sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mashad's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mashad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:30 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
10%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Mashad is capital city of Razavi Khorasan Province, and second largest city in Iran.

Density
7,034/km²
people per km²
Founded
~818 CE

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 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mashad reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23118
33118
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63118
73218
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93218
103218
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303218
313218

How July really feels in Mashad

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.

Mashad weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°275.84.79.80.2
Feb / -3°438.25.610.61.0
Mar12° / 6510.43.811.73.3
Apr19° / 5410.10.812.96.0
May24° / 12°347.40.113.97.5
Jun29° / 16°72.2014.46.9
Jul32° / 18°20.6014.25.8
Aug31° / 17°20.4013.46.6
Sep27° / 13°20.5012.28.9
Oct21° / 91.90.111.18.3
Nov13° / 204.31.610.14.4
Dec / -2°204.23.29.61.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12973
13973
14973
15973
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31991

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mashad gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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162
172
182
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:22 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:226:48
214.44:226:48
314.44:226:48
414.44:236:48
514.44:236:48
614.44:246:48
714.44:246:48
814.44:256:47
914.44:256:47
1014.34:266:47
1114.34:276:47
1214.34:276:46
1314.34:286:46
1414.34:286:46
1514.34:296:45
1614.24:306:45
1714.24:306:44
1814.24:316:44
1914.24:326:43
2014.24:336:43
2114.14:336:42
2214.14:346:41
2314.14:356:41
2414.14:356:40
2514.14:366:39
2614.04:376:39
2714.04:386:38
2814.04:386:37
2913.94:396:36
3013.94:406:35
3113.94:416:35

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.8Intense
127.8Intense
137.8Intense
147.8Intense
157.7Intense
167.7Intense
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227.7Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mashad?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mashad for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mashad in July

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

In July, Mashad sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mashad 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 Mashad peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mashad 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 Mashad is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1033 µg/m³Dec 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mashad?

Mashad sits at 36.3°N, 59.6°E, 980 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gorjī-ye Soflá, 12 km away.

KakaTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

Topography around Mashad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mashad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 984 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,881 m.

The land around Mashad is covered by artificial surfaces (94%) within 3 km, bare terrain (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
2,881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Gorjī-ye Soflá 12 km · Ţorqabeh 21 km · Golbahār 48 km · Marāgheh 52 km · Chenārān 58 km · Neyshābūr 73 km · Kaka 117 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 119 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 Mashad (36.2981°, 59.6057°, elevation 980 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).