Taft weather in July

In July, Taft sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Taft's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taft's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:02 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
12%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Taft is city in Yazd Province, Iran.

Founded
1500

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 36°C through the month.

A typical July day in Taft reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Taft

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.

Taft weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -0°285.51.910.23.3
Feb14° / 1841.110.84.9
Mar18° / 304.90.311.87.0
Apr24° / 12°204.1012.87.9
May29° / 17°92.3013.66.8
Jun34° / 22°10.20144.0
Jul36° / 24°00.1013.92.9
Aug34° / 21°00.1013.24.0
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.1
Oct25° / 12°41011.29.0
Nov18° / 173.40.210.46.9
Dec13° / 234.10.7104.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Taft 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 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, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:556:58
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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 7.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Taft?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taft. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Taft in July

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

In July, Taft sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taft 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 Taft peaks around July 12 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Taft 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 Taft is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2031 µg/m³Nov 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taft?

Taft sits at 31.7°N, 54.2°E, 1,549 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Yazd, 23 km away.

AbarkūhBāfqAnār

Topography around Taft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taft has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 1,610 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Taft is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
553 m
16 km
2,220 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Yazd 23 km · Ashkez̄ar 28 km · Mahrīz 29 km · Meybod 59 km · Ardakān 65 km · Abarkūh 111 km · Bāfq 115 km · Anār 140 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 Taft (31.7438°, 54.2028°, elevation 1,549 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).