Qalāt, Afghanistan climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Qalāt has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 96°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 28°F at night. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 2.8 inches while September barely receives 0.02 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (20 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 96°F in July.

About 96 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 28°F in January.

About 71 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Fairly dry

About 11 in of rain a year, plus 20 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

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 figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Qalāt climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	49	54	63	75	86	94	96	93	86	75	63	55
Avg temp (°F)	39	42	50	61	71	78	81	79	71	61	51	43
Avg low (°F)	28	30	38	47	56	62	67	65	57	47	38	31
Precipitation (in)	2.2	2.8	2.5	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	1.1
Snowfall (in)	7.6	7.5	2.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	2.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	49	54	63	75	86	94
Avg temp (°F)	39	42	50	61	71	78
Avg low (°F)	28	30	38	47	56	62
Precipitation (in)	2.2	2.8	2.5	1.0	0.1	0.1
Snowfall (in)	7.6	7.5	2.1	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	96	93	86	75	63	55
Avg temp (°F)	81	79	71	61	51	43
Avg low (°F)	67	65	57	47	38	31
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	1.1
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	0.4	2.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.2	10	24	30	26	6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	17	6	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	5	18

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.2	10	24
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	17	6	0.4	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	30	26	6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	5	18

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	54	57	56	47	35	27	26	24	22	27	39	42
Relative humidity (%)	52	52	48	38	25	18	21	19	16	22	35	43
Wind speed (mph)	4.4	5.3	5.6	5.6	6.0	5.6	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	54	57	56	47	35	27
Relative humidity (%)	52	52	48	38	25	18
Wind speed (mph)	4.4	5.3	5.6	5.6	6.0	5.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	26	24	22	27	39	42
Relative humidity (%)	21	19	16	22	35	43
Wind speed (mph)	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.0

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.

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