Ilām weather in July

In July, Ilām sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 825 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ilām's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilām's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 825 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:13 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 94%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ilām reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	20
2	24	20
3	24	20
4	24	20
5	24	20
6	24	20
7	24	20
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	20
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19	24	20
20	25	20
21	25	20
22	25	20
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25	25	20
26	25	20
27	25	20
28	25	20
29	25	20
30	25	20
31	25	20

Ilām weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 5°	29	6.5	10.5	5.2
Feb	17° / 7°	56	11.2	11	5.4
Mar	21° / 10°	100	17	11.8	5.6
Apr	24° / 13°	163	21.8	12.6	5.1
May	25° / 16°	288	28.5	13.3	4.1
Jun	25° / 19°	526	29.5	13.7	3.6
Jul	24° / 20°	825	30.9	13.5	3.4
Aug	25° / 19°	566	30.6	13	3.5
Sep	24° / 18°	396	28.3	12.2	3.9
Oct	23° / 14°	135	18	11.4	5.8
Nov	20° / 10°	27	7.1	10.7	7.0
Dec	17° / 6°	15	3.4	10.3	6.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ilām gets around 825 mm of rain over 30.9 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93
Oppressive (%)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 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 5:06 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	5:06	6:47
2	13.7	5:07	6:47
3	13.7	5:07	6:47
4	13.7	5:07	6:47
5	13.7	5:08	6:47
6	13.6	5:08	6:47
7	13.6	5:09	6:47
8	13.6	5:09	6:47
9	13.6	5:09	6:47
10	13.6	5:10	6:46
11	13.6	5:10	6:46
12	13.6	5:11	6:46
13	13.6	5:11	6:46
14	13.6	5:12	6:46
15	13.6	5:12	6:45
16	13.5	5:13	6:45
17	13.5	5:13	6:45
18	13.5	5:14	6:45
19	13.5	5:14	6:44
20	13.5	5:15	6:44
21	13.5	5:15	6:43
22	13.5	5:16	6:43
23	13.4	5:16	6:43
24	13.4	5:17	6:42
25	13.4	5:17	6:42
26	13.4	5:18	6:41
27	13.4	5:18	6:41
28	13.4	5:19	6:40
29	13.3	5:19	6:40
30	13.3	5:20	6:39
31	13.3	5:20	6:38

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ilām

In seasonPeak

In July, Ilām sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ilām's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Ilām?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilām.

What to pack for Ilām in July

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

In July, Ilām sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Ilām in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilām peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	9	8	9	9	13	10	11	6	4	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Ilām 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 Ilām is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	111	107	92	74	52	37	24	31	40	59	81	104
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	111	Unhealthy
Feb	107	Unhealthy
Mar	92	Unhealthy
Apr	74	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	59	Unhealthy
Nov	81	Unhealthy
Dec	104	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ilām?

Ilām sits at 26.9°N, 87.9°E, 1,218 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Darjeeling, 36 km away.

Topography around Ilām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilām has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m around an average of 897 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,582 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,186 m.

The land around Ilām is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

966 m

trees 88%

16 km

2,582 m

trees 92%

80 km

7,186 m

trees 66%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← June Ilām year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Darjeeling 36 km · Bhadrapur 44 km · Dhankutā 60 km · Dharān 65 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 70 km · Biratnagar 83 km · Inaruwa 84 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 88 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / D / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,536; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 16%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 514
Religion

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 Ilām (26.9094°, 87.9282°, elevation 1,218 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	20
2	24	20
3	24	20
4	24	20
5	24	20
6	24	20
7	24	20
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	20
11	24	20
12	24	20
13	24	20
14	24	20
15	24	20
16	24	20
17	24	20
18	24	20
19	24	20
20	25	20
21	25	20
22	25	20
23	25	20
24	25	20
25	25	20
26	25	20
27	25	20
28	25	20
29	25	20
30	25	20
31	25	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	20
2	24	20
3	24	20
4	24	20
5	24	20
6	24	20
7	24	20
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	20
11	24	20
12	24	20
13	24	20
14	24	20
15	24	20
16	24	20
17	24	20
18	24	20
19	24	20
20	25	20
21	25	20
22	25	20
23	25	20
24	25	20
25	25	20
26	25	20
27	25	20
28	25	20
29	25	20
30	25	20
31	25	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	20
2	24	20
3	24	20
4	24	20
5	24	20
6	24	20
7	24	20
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	20
11	24	20
12	24	20
13	24	20
14	24	20
15	24	20
16	24	20
17	24	20
18	24	20
19	24	20
20	25	20
21	25	20
22	25	20
23	25	20
24	25	20
25	25	20
26	25	20
27	25	20
28	25	20
29	25	20
30	25	20
31	25	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7