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Maydanshakhr, Afghanistan climate
Dsb Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental
Maydanshakhr has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dsb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 378 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 62 mm while September barely receives 7 mm. Snowfall is heavy (349 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)Maydanshakhr climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −12 | −11 | −5 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | −3 | −8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 27 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 72 | 91 | 86 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −12 | −11 | −5 | −1 | 2 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 19 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 72 | 91 | 86 | 28 | 2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | −3 | −8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 27 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 42 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 0.4 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 27 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 2 | 15 | 27 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 70 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 51 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 53 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 70 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 40 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 34 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 51 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 35 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 53 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
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.