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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 110°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 34°F at night. Precipitation totals about 5 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 1.4 inches while August barely receives 0.00 inches.
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 (°F) | 57 | 63 | 74 | 87 | 98 | 106 | 110 | 107 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 61 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg low (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.6 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 57 | 63 | 74 | 87 | 98 | 106 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 82 | 90 |
| Avg low (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.6 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 110 | 107 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 61 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 94 | 90 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg low (°F) | 77 | 74 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 11 | 27 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 31 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph) | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 12.6 |
| 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 (mph) | 13.8 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
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.