Bāzārak, Afghanistan climate

Dsb Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental

Bāzārak 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 −12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 472 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 89 mm while August barely receives 3 mm. Snowfall is heavy (410 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Mild

Highs near 23°C in July.

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −12°C in January.

About 193 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Fairly dry

About 472 mm of rain a year, plus 410 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of 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)

Bāzārak climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−2	0	5	11	16	20	23	22	19	13	6	2
Avg temp (°C)	−7	−6	0	5	9	13	15	14	11	6	1	−3
Avg low (°C)	−12	−11	−6	−1	2	5	7	6	3	0	−4	−8
Precipitation (mm)	56	81	89	71	52	19	6	3	6	18	32	38
Snowfall (cm)	72	92	91	52	13	1	—	—	1	9	32	46

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−2	0	5	11	16	20
Avg temp (°C)	−7	−6	0	5	9	13
Avg low (°C)	−12	−11	−6	−1	2	5
Precipitation (mm)	56	81	89	71	52	19
Snowfall (cm)	72	92	91	52	13	1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	23	22	19	13	6	2
Avg temp (°C)	15	14	11	6	1	−3
Avg low (°C)	7	6	3	0	−4	−8
Precipitation (mm)	6	3	6	18	32	38
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	1	9	32	46

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	29	18	7	0.5	—	0.1	4	17	27	31

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	29	18	7	0.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	0.1	4	17	27	31

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	78	82	84	80	72	58	47	43	43	55	66	73
Relative humidity (%)	66	69	67	62	55	43	37	35	35	43	51	58
Wind speed (km/h)	7.8	8.5	8.2	7.7	8.7	10.0	10.7	10.2	8.4	6.7	6.2	6.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	78	82	84	80	72	58
Relative humidity (%)	66	69	67	62	55	43
Wind speed (km/h)	7.8	8.5	8.2	7.7	8.7	10.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	47	43	43	55	66	73
Relative humidity (%)	37	35	35	43	51	58
Wind speed (km/h)	10.7	10.2	8.4	6.7	6.2	6.5

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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