Home › Cities › Afghanistan › Charikar
Charikar, Afghanistan climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Charikar has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 398 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 82 mm while August barely receives 2 mm. Snowfall is heavy (323 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)Charikar climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −6 | −2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | −1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 79 | 82 | 60 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 32 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 56 | 80 | 79 | 38 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −6 | −2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 79 | 82 | 60 | 33 | 8 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 56 | 80 | 79 | 38 | 7 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | −1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 32 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
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 (%) | 54 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 48 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 33 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 48 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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.