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Nīlī, Afghanistan climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Nīlī 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 −7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 491 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 108 mm while September barely receives 1 mm. Snowfall is heavy (178 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)Nīlī climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | −1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 96 | 108 | 73 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 46 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 56 | 54 | 27 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 96 | 108 | 73 | 34 | 6 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 56 | 54 | 27 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | −1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 46 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 8 | 28 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0.7 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0.7 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 16 | 7 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 50 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 32 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 24 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 50 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
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.