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Bāmyān, Afghanistan climate
Dsb Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental
Bāmyān has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dsb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 23°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 372 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 67 mm while August barely receives 5 mm. Snowfall is heavy (170 cm 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)Bāmyān climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −8 | −2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | −6 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −15 | −8 | −3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | −2 | −6 | −12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 67 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 28 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −8 | −2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −15 | −8 | −3 | 0 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 67 | 27 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 28 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | −6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 5 | 2 | −2 | −6 | −12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 75 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 52 | 64 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 52 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 75 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 41 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 38 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 36 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 52 | 64 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
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.