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Kandahār, Afghanistan climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Kandahār has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 98°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 29°F at night. Precipitation totals about 14 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 2.9 inches while September barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKandahār climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 51 | 55 | 67 | 78 | 90 | 96 | 98 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 56 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Avg low (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 44 | 34 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 51 | 55 | 67 | 78 | 90 | 96 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 65 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 98 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 56 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 85 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Avg low (°F) | 70 | 65 | 58 | 44 | 34 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 5 | 9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.6 | 5 | 9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 36 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 41 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 24 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 20 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 28 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 36 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 29 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 41 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Quetta, a weather station, about 191 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.