Sonqor weather in July

In July, Sonqor sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Sonqor's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sonqor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:22 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
15%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Sonqor 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sonqor reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°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 Sonqor

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Sonqor 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
Jan / -6°629.38.69.90.0
Feb / -5°709.98.110.70.3
Mar11° / 8411.75.411.72.6
Apr16° / 7211.80.512.85.1
May22° / 10°317.2013.87.5
Jun30° / 14°20.7014.36.9
Jul34° / 18°10.2014.14.0
Aug34° / 17°00.1013.34.2
Sep29° / 12°10.4012.27.5
Oct21° / 264.9011.17.9
Nov12° / 577.71.210.23.7
Dec / -3°558.25.89.70.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sonqor gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% 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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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
18calm
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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 5:14 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:147:32
214.35:147:32
314.35:157:32
414.35:157:32
514.35:157:32
614.35:167:32
714.35:167:32
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1514.15:217:29
1614.15:227:29
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1814.15:237:28
1914.15:237:27
2014.05:247:27
2114.05:257:26
2214.05:267:26
2314.05:267:25
2414.05:277:25
2513.95:287:24
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2713.95:297:23
2813.95:307:22
2913.85:317:21
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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 7.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.79 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sonqor?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sonqor in July

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

In July, Sonqor sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sonqor 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 Sonqor peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 10UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sonqor 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 Sonqor is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Jan 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sonqor?

Sonqor sits at 34.8°N, 47.6°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şaḩneh, 34 km away.

Topography around Sonqor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sonqor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m around an average of 1,726 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,780 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,274 m.

The land around Sonqor is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
388 m
16 km
1,780 m
80 km
2,274 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Şaḩneh 34 km · Kangāvar 46 km · Qorveh 47 km · Asadābād 48 km · Harsīn 57 km · Kāmyārān 61 km · Kermanshah 71 km · Bahār 78 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 Sonqor (34.7819°, 47.5994°, elevation 1,697 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).