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Farah, Afghanistan climate
BWh Hot desert
Farah has a strongly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 43°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 1°C at night. Precipitation totals about 118 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 35 mm while August barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 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)Farah climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 11 | 27 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 35 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 44 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 43 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 31 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 44 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 14 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 35 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 43 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
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.