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Lashkar Gāh, Afghanistan climate
BWh Hot desert
Lashkar Gāh 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 135 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February 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)Lashkar Gāh climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 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) | — | — | 1 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 8 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 1 | 13 | 28 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 27 | 8 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 39 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 39 | 41 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 12 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 39 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
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.