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Ghazni, Afghanistan climate
Dsb Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental
Ghazni has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dsb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 346 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 60 mm while September barely receives 5 mm. Snowfall is heavy (190 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)Ghazni climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −9 | −4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | −3 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 58 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 43 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −9 | −4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 58 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 15 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 43 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | −3 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 10 | 24 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.5 | 14 | 27 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.5 | 14 | 27 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 42 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 58 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 58 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 42 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 34 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
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.