Herat, Afghanistan Climate

Weather: 0°C/0°F, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 0% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Herat Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 929.98 meters (3051.12 feet) above sea level, Herat has a Mid-latitude steppe climate (Classification: BSk). The city’s yearly temperature is 17.97ºC (64.35ºF) and it is 2.27% higher than Afghanistan’s averages. Herat typically receives about 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) of precipitation and has 28.46 rainy days (7.8% of the time) annually.

Country Afghanistan
Longitude 62.2040287
Latitude 34.352865
Attitude/Elevation 929.98m (3051.12ft)
Local time Wednesday 14:28
Annual high temperature 21.38ºC (70.48ºF)
Annual low temperature 11.17ºC (52.11ºF)
Average annual precip. 12.2mm (0.48in)
Warmest month July (33.33ºC / 91.99ºF)
Coldest Month January (1.09ºC / 33.96ºF)
Wettest Month February (33.9mm / 1.33in)
Driest Month July (0.02mm / 0.0in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 28.46 days (7.8%)
Days with no rain 336.54 days (92.2%)
Humidity 32.56%

Climate Herat: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.0(68.0) 23.0(73.4) 30.0(86.0) 33.0(91.4) 37.0(98.6) 43.0(109.4) 41.0(105.8) 43.0(109.4) 38.0(100.4) 31.0(87.8) 28.0(82.4) 21.0(69.8) 43.0(109.4)
Average high °C (°F) 8.82(47.88) 9.95(49.91) 16.58(61.84) 22.19(71.94) 27.9(82.22) 32.0(89.6) 33.33(91.99) 31.45(88.61) 28.14(82.65) 21.9(71.42) 14.14(57.45) 10.17(50.31) 21.38(70.48)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.71(42.28) 6.89(44.4) 13.4(56.12) 18.84(65.91) 24.63(76.33) 28.8(83.84) 30.1(86.18) 27.87(82.17) 24.0(75.2) 17.94(64.29) 10.69(51.24) 6.76(44.17) 17.97(64.35)
Average low °C (°F) 1.09(33.96) 1.93(35.47) 7.72(45.9) 12.19(53.94) 17.03(62.65) 20.11(68.2) 21.31(70.36) 19.26(66.67) 15.44(59.79) 10.62(51.12) 5.47(41.85) 1.85(35.33) 11.17(52.11)
Record low °C (°F) -12.0(10.4) -18.0(-0.4) -6.0(21.2) 1.0(33.8) 9.0(48.2) 13.0(55.4) 15.0(59.0) 11.0(51.8) 4.0(39.2) 0.0(0) -14.0(6.8) -13.0(8.6) -18.0(-0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.57(1.09) 33.9(1.33) 28.25(1.11) 24.56(0.97) 5.04(0.2) 0.33(0.01) 0.02(0.0) 0.15(0.01) 0.02(0.0) 6.65(0.26) 11.34(0.45) 8.53(0.34) 12.2(0.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.55 5.64 5.27 5.0 1.82 0.18 0.0 0.09 0.0 1.36 2.82 1.73 2.37
Average relative humidity (%) 47.35 50.68 44.34 39.47 27.52 18.44 16.23 16.98 18.62 28.12 42.63 40.33 32.56
Mean monthly sunshine hours 8.14 9.85 10.97 12.64 13.89 14.26 14.12 13.54 11.97 9.09 8.36 8.34 11.26

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Herat in recent years.

Herat Temperature by Month

July
30.1°C | 86.18°F
June
28.8°C | 83.84°F
August
27.87°C | 82.17°F
May
24.63°C | 76.33°F
September
24.0°C | 75.2°F
April
18.84°C | 65.91°F
October
17.94°C | 64.29°F
March
13.4°C | 56.12°F
November
10.69°C | 51.24°F
February
6.89°C | 44.4°F
December
6.76°C | 44.17°F
January
5.71°C | 42.28°F

Historical Data

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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 15.0°C (59.0°F) 7.97°C (46.35°F) -2.0°C (28.4°F)
Avg Temperature 11.0°C (51.8°F) 4.1°C (39.38°F) -6.0°C (21.2°F)
Min Temperature 5.0°C (41.0°F) -1.32°C (29.62°F) -10.0°C (14.0°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point -2.0°C (28.4°F) -8.71°C (16.32°F) -25.0°C (-13.0°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 4.8mm | 0.19in 0.42mm | 0.02in 0.0mm | 0in 13.0mm | 0.51in
Snowdepth 0.1mm | 0.0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.1mm | 0.0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 24.0kmh | 14.91mph 9.26kmh | 5.75mph 4.0kmh | 2.49mph
Gust Wind 40.0kmh | 24.85mph 16.35kmh | 10.16mph 8.0kmh | 4.97mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 4.8mb 0.42mb 0.0mb

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
January ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2011-01-01 8 | 46.4 -25 | -13.0 9 9 | 5.59 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-02 7 | 44.6 -21 | -5.8 13 7 | 4.35 30.03 | 1017 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-03 5 | 41.0 -18 | -0.4 19 7 | 4.35 30.12 | 1020 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-04 4 | 39.2 -12 | 10.4 32 5 | 3.11 30.18 | 1022 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-05 7 | 44.6 -17 | 1.4 21 9 | 5.59 30.09 | 1019 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-06 7 | 44.6 -16 | 3.2 20 6 | 3.73 30.12 | 1020 0.4 | 0.02
2011-01-07 4 | 39.2 -4 | 24.8 58 13 | 8.08 30.3 | 1026 0.4 | 0.02
2011-01-08 3 | 37.4 -8 | 17.6 51 10 | 6.21 30.27 | 1025 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-09 5 | 41.0 -11 | 12.2 37 5 | 3.11 30.21 | 1023 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-10 7 | 44.6 -3 | 26.6 52 11 | 6.84 30.06 | 1018 3.3 | 0.13
2011-01-11 2 | 35.6 -4 | 24.8 65 6 | 3.73 30.18 | 1022 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-12 1 | 33.8 -6 | 21.2 68 9 | 5.59 30.18 | 1022 0.2 | 0.01
2011-01-13 -4 | 24.8 -7 | 19.4 81 11 | 6.84 30.27 | 1025 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-14 -6 | 21.2 -11 | 12.2 71 6 | 3.73 30.33 | 1027 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-15 -2 | 28.4 -13 | 8.6 51 10 | 6.21 30.21 | 1023 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-16 2 | 35.6 -3 | 26.6 73 15 | 9.32 30.03 | 1017 1.2 | 0.05
2011-01-17 -0 | 32.0 -5 | 23.0 74 6 | 3.73 30.15 | 1021 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-18 2 | 35.6 -8 | 17.6 51 7 | 4.35 30.21 | 1023 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-19 4 | 39.2 -10 | 14.0 39 7 | 4.35 30.06 | 1018 0.5 | 0.02
2011-01-20 3 | 37.4 -2 | 28.4 76 6 | 3.73 30.12 | 1020 4.8 | 0.19
2011-01-21 4 | 39.2 -4 | 24.8 64 7 | 4.35 30.24 | 1024 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-22 3 | 37.4 -8 | 17.6 49 9 | 5.59 30.3 | 1026 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-23 3 | 37.4 -10 | 14.0 40 9 | 5.59 30.33 | 1027 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-24 4 | 39.2 -9 | 15.8 43 5 | 3.11 30.27 | 1025 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-25 4 | 39.2 -7 | 19.4 47 9 | 5.59 30.21 | 1023 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-26 7 | 44.6 -10 | 14.0 34 16 | 9.94 30.18 | 1022 0.0 | 0.0
2011-01-27 7 | 44.6 -8 | 17.6 38 14 | 8.7 30.12 | 1020 1.5 | 0.06
2011-01-28 9 | 48.2 -2 | 28.4 53 8 | 4.97 30.03 | 1017 0.3 | 0.01
2011-01-29 7 | 44.6 -2 | 28.4 58 4 | 2.49 30.03 | 1017 0.2 | 0.01
2011-01-30 9 | 48.2 -4 | 24.8 47 17 | 10.56 30.03 | 1017 0.1 | 0.0
2011-01-31 11 | 51.8 -2 | 28.4 47 24 | 14.91 29.97 | 1015 0.1 | 0.0

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