Weather in Afghanistan

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

• Temperatures across the cities generally exhibit a typical seasonal pattern, with the hottest months being June, July, and August, and the coldest in December and January

• Farah, Lashkar Gah, and Kandahar record the highest maximum temperatures, frequently exceeding 86°F from May to September, causing discomfort

• Kabul experiences the coldest temperatures in January, with minimums dropping to 20.9°F, which is well within the discomfort range

• Interestingly, Jalalabad maintains relatively warmer temperatures throughout the year compared to Kabul.

Conditions #

• Kabul and Herat show a similar trend with increasing sun hours during the summer months, while Mazar-e Sharif consistently tops the sun hours chart, particularly in June and July.

• In contrast, Jalalabad, Kunduz, and Taluqan experience the lowest sun hours, especially in the winter months, and have relatively higher precipitation levels compared to the more arid regions like Kandahar and Farah.

Daylight Hours #

• Across the cities of Afghanistan, sunrise times in June are generally earlier than in January, with Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif experiencing the earliest sunrises at 04:40 and 04:43 respectively. Sunset times reach their latest in June, with Herat having the latest at 19:34, while the shortest day length occurs in December, with Mazar-e Sharif showing the shortest at 09:41.

• Overall, cities in the west like Herat and Kandahar exhibit slightly longer day lengths during peak summer months compared to cities like Kabul. Additionally, the variation in sunrise and sunset times among these cities remains relatively small, highlighting the similarities in daylight patterns across Afghanistan throughout the year.