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Kabul, Afghanistan climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Kabul has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 385 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 71 mm while August barely receives 4 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (101 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)Kabul climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 26 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 30 | 34 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 44 | 12 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 30 | 34 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 26 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 14 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 15 | 8 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 25 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 44 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 31 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 44 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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.