Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb weather in July

In July, Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
4%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb is city in Kermanshah 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 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical July day in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb

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.

Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 959.91.5103.8
Feb15° / 809.5110.74.5
Mar19° / 799.10.411.76.5
Apr25° / 13°537.1012.87.5
May32° / 18°152.8013.85.1
Jun38° / 23°10.1014.31.4
Jul41° / 26°00.1014.10.0
Aug41° / 25°00.1013.30.0
Sep37° / 21°10.2012.22.2
Oct30° / 16°222.9011.16.2
Nov21° / 606.6010.27.3
Dec15° / 798.50.39.75.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 5:21 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:217:38
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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 7.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb

In seasonPeak

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

Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is July a good time to visit Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb.

What to pack for Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb in July

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

In July, Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb peaks around June 14 at about 10 (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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 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 Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1343 µg/m³Nov 2331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr41Poor
May43Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb?

Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb sits at 34.5°N, 45.9°E, 547 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qaşr-e Shīrīn, 27 km away.

Topography around Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,773 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,959 m.

The land around Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
267 m
16 km
1,773 m
80 km
2,959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Qaşr-e Shīrīn 27 km · Khānaqīn 45 km · Kelar 53 km · Javānrūd 69 km · Eslāmābād-e Gharb 73 km · Ravānsar 78 km · Pāveh 79 km · Halabja 80 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 Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (34.4611°, 45.8626°, elevation 547 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).