Afghanistan Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
Afghanistan Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bsk | Mid-latitude steppe | Arid | 11 | Balkh Faryab Herat Jowzjan Kandahar Kunduz Laghman Paktika Sar-e Pul Uruzgan Zabul |
| Dsb | Humid continental, dry warm summer | Cold (continental) | 8 | Badakhshan Daykundi Ghazni Ghor Kabul Nuristan Parwan Wardak |
| Csa | Mediterranean, hot summer | Temperate | 5 | Badghis Baghlan Kunar Samangan Takhar |
| Bwh | Subtropical desert | Arid | 3 | Farah Helmand Nimroz |
| Dsc | Subartic, subalpine | Cold (continental) | 2 | Bamyan Panjshir |
| Bsh | Subtropical steppe | Arid | 1 | Nangarhar |
| Cfa | Humid subtropical, no dry season | Temperate | 1 | Khost |
| Cfb | Marine west coast, warm summer | Temperate | 1 | Paktiya |
| Csb | Mediterranean, warm summer | Temperate | 1 | Kapisa |
| Dfb | Humid continental, no dry season, warm summer | Cold (continental) | 1 | Logar |
Summary: Most regions (11) in Afghanistan lie in the Mid-latitude steppe climate zone (Köppen: Bsk). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 26.18°C (79.12°F) in Nimroz to a low of -1.48°C (29.34°F) in Badakhshan.
Climate Afghanistan: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.84(60.51) | 18.45(65.21) | 25.92(78.66) | 31.77(89.19) | 37.65(99.77) | 42.15(107.87) | 43.46(110.23) | 41.17(106.11) | 36.65(97.97) | 29.77(85.59) | 21.08(69.94) | 15.89(60.6) | 43.46(110.23) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.55(41.99) | 6.56(43.81) | 13.09(55.56) | 19.4(66.92) | 25.16(77.29) | 29.68(85.42) | 31.62(88.92) | 29.98(85.96) | 26.22(79.2) | 19.89(67.8) | 12.22(54.0) | 7.52(45.54) | 18.91(66.04) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.03(35.65) | 3.44(38.19) | 10.14(50.25) | 16.48(61.66) | 22.31(72.16) | 26.71(80.08) | 28.43(83.17) | 26.68(80.02) | 22.78(73.0) | 16.49(61.68) | 8.94(48.09) | 3.97(39.15) | 15.7(60.26) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -2.94(26.71) | -1.86(28.65) | 4.21(39.58) | 9.98(49.96) | 15.23(59.41) | 18.8(65.84) | 20.39(68.7) | 18.99(66.18) | 14.82(58.68) | 9.48(49.06) | 3.76(38.77) | -0.82(30.52) | 9.17(48.51) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -21.23(-6.21) | -18.82(-1.88) | -14.95(5.09) | -10.71(12.72) | -5.2(22.64) | -0.44(31.21) | 3.69(38.64) | 3.27(37.89) | -0.45(31.19) | -5.54(22.03) | -12.1(10.22) | -17.94(-0.29) | -21.23(-6.21) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.15(0.91) | 41.05(1.62) | 38.98(1.53) | 36.7(1.44) | 24.26(0.96) | 7.07(0.28) | 12.86(0.51) | 14.8(0.58) | 5.93(0.23) | 6.91(0.27) | 16.78(0.66) | 8.89(0.35) | 19.78(0.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.47 | 6.82 | 6.76 | 7.23 | 5.56 | 1.9 | 2.44 | 2.9 | 1.46 | 1.7 | 3.08 | 2.0 | 3.86 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52.29 | 59.06 | 51.71 | 42.76 | 31.59 | 22.71 | 23.68 | 25.59 | 24.04 | 29.36 | 42.27 | 42.77 | 37.32 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 7.96 | 8.09 | 10.49 | 12.67 | 13.77 | 14.35 | 14.15 | 13.26 | 12.16 | 9.6 | 8.23 | 8.22 | 11.08 |
Afghanistan Climate Graph
Afghanistan’s Cities by Temperature
Afghanistan’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| Nimroz | 26.18°C | 79.12°F | |
| Helmand | 24.65°C | 76.37°F | |
| Farah | 24.56°C | 76.21°F | |
| Kandahar | 23.03°C | 73.45°F | |
| Laghman | 21.75°C | 71.15°F | |
| Nangarhar | 21.75°C | 71.15°F | |
| Jowzjan | 20.96°C | 69.73°F | |
| Sar-e Pul | 20.96°C | 69.73°F | |
| Takhar | 20.42°C | 68.76°F | |
| Kunduz | 20.42°C | 68.76°F | |
| Khost | 19.8°C | 67.64°F | |
| Balkh | 19.75°C | 67.55°F | |
| Uruzgan | 18.58°C | 65.44°F | |
| Zabul | 18.29°C | 64.92°F | |
| Herat | 17.97°C | 64.35°F | |
| Samangan | 17.58°C | 63.64°F | |
| Baghlan | 17.58°C | 63.64°F | |
| Faryab | 17.22°C | 63.0°F | |
| Paktika | 15.72°C | 60.3°F | |
| Kunar | 14.48°C | 58.06°F | |
| Nuristan | 14.48°C | 58.06°F | |
| Badghis | 14.46°C | 58.03°F | |
| Kabul | 13.54°C | 56.37°F | |
| Ghazni | 13.01°C | 55.42°F | |
| Logar | 11.4°C | 52.52°F | |
| Paktiya | 11.4°C | 52.52°F | |
| Parwan | 10.74°C | 51.33°F | |
| Panjshir | 10.74°C | 51.33°F | |
| Kapisa | 10.74°C | 51.33°F | |
| Ghor | 8.97°C | 48.15°F | |
| Daykundi | 5.36°C | 41.65°F | |
| Bamyan | 4.5°C | 40.1°F | |
| Wardak | 4.3°C | 39.74°F | |
| Badakhshan | -1.48°C | 29.34°F |
Popular places in Afghanistan
- Terdi Kasseh Balkh
- Bagh-e Bala Kabul
- Borganzar Samangan
- Gergi Herat
- `Arab Kakol Takhar
- Adire Kalay Zabul
- Atak Daykundi
- Bagrami Kabul
- Ahmadjankhan Kala Wardak
- Tawghana Farah
- Katahqal`eh Sar-e Pul
- Anarbotah Kapisa
- Baday Khost
- Abbakhsh Badghis
- `Abd ol Rahim Kheyl Wardak
- At Khvajeh (2) Takhar
- Ashkinak Nimroz
- A`zam Khan Nimroz
- Deh-ye Baghalak Laghman
- Zaman Khan Kalay Helmand
- Bazari Kabul
- Balakala Kabul
- Arakht Badakhshan
- Qarchi Gak Balkh
- Darzyan Laghman
- Delshad Kunduz
- `Aliabad Ghazni
- Baqulpayeh-ye Bala Laghman
- Baqikheyl Parwan
- Bala Kariz Kabul
- Aghel-e Towrtah Wardak
- Deh-e Bubul Kapisa
- Zamburkhan Ghor
- Gowmal Paktika
- Tagab Suf Ghor
- Arbapan Nangarhar
- Muladish Nuristan
- Qaltari Panjshir
- Anarak Parwan
- Darreh-ye Akhteh Jowzjan
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