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Kabul, Afghanistan climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Kabul has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 90°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 23°F at night. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 2.8 inches while August barely receives 0.17 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (40 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kabul climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Avg low (°F) | 23 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 41 | 33 | 27 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 |
| Avg low (°F) | 23 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 54 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Snowfall (in) | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 74 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 56 | 50 | 41 | 33 | 27 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 29 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 29 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 15 | 8 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 25 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 31 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.