Ardahan weather in July

In July, Ardahan sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 84 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ardahan's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ardahan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
3:54 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Ardahan is central district and city in Ardahan Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 40.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
18/km²
people per km²

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Ardahan reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2209
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How July really feels in Ardahan

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.

Ardahan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -14°388.910.49.40.0
Feb-2° / -12°398.99.910.40.0
Mar / -7°6912.512.111.70.0
Apr / -2°10317.2913.11.1
May14° / 13621.72.314.33.0
Jun18° / 11018.40.214.94.9
Jul21° / 10°8415.3014.75.9
Aug22° / 10°7115.5013.66.2
Sep18° / 489.80.312.36.0
Oct12° / 6210.62.610.93.3
Nov / -5°457.97.19.70.3
Dec-2° / -12°398.49.69.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66931
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287327
297426
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ardahan gets around 84 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
349
449
548
648
748
848
948
1048
1148
1249
1349
1450
1550
1651
1751
1851
1952
2052
2152
2252
2352
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2552
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3152

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39370
49280
59190
69190
789101
889101
988111
1087121
1186131
1286131
1385141
1484151
1583161
1683161
1782171
1883170
1982180
2082180
2181190
2280200
2379210
2479210
2578220
2677230
2777230
2876240
2976240
3076240
3176240

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:45 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.93:456:40
214.93:456:40
314.93:466:40
414.93:466:40
514.93:476:40
614.93:476:40
714.93:486:39
814.83:496:39
914.83:496:39
1014.83:506:38
1114.83:506:38
1214.83:516:37
1314.83:526:37
1414.73:536:37
1514.73:536:36
1614.73:546:35
1714.73:556:35
1814.63:566:34
1914.63:576:34
2014.63:576:33
2114.63:586:32
2214.53:596:31
2314.54:006:31
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2514.54:026:29
2614.44:036:28
2714.44:046:27
2814.44:056:26
2914.34:066:25
3014.34:076:24
3114.34:076:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.6Intense
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106.6Intense
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126.5Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
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236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ardahan

In seasonPeak

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

Ardahan's rainy season runs March–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Ardahan?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ardahan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ardahan in July

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

In July, Ardahan sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ardahan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ardahan peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ardahan 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 Ardahan is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2315 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ardahan?

Ardahan sits at 41.1°N, 42.7°E, 1,812 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Akhaltsikhe, 64 km away.

GyumriBatumiKobuleti

Topography around Ardahan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ardahan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 1,829 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,154 m.

The land around Ardahan is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
915 m
80 km
3,154 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Akhaltsikhe 64 km · Kars 65 km · Artvin 74 km · Oltu 87 km · Sarıkamış 87 km · Gyumri 102 km · Batumi 107 km · Kobuleti 111 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 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 Ardahan (41.1087°, 42.7022°, elevation 1,812 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).