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Gardez, Afghanistan climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Gardez 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 444 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 68 mm while October barely receives 10 mm. Snowfall is heavy (160 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)Gardez climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −7 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | −1 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 40 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 23 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 43 | 53 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −7 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 40 | 31 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 43 | 53 | 28 | 6 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | −1 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 23 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 8 | 21 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 0.8 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 6 | 22 | 30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 0.8 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.3 | 6 | 22 | 30 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 48 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 49 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 44 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 48 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 49 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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.