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Mehtar Lām, Afghanistan climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Mehtar Lām has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 38°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 691 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 122 mm while December barely receives 13 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMehtar Lām climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 71 | 122 | 119 | 31 | 21 | 121 | 91 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 71 | 122 | 119 | 31 | 21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 38 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 121 | 91 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 13 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.9 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.9 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 30 | 34 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 34 | 28 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 40 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 38 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 34 | 28 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 30 | 34 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 42 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 40 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Peshawar Intl, a weather station, about 142 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.