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Pul-e ‘Alam, Afghanistan climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Pul-e ‘Alam has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 305 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 56 mm while September barely receives 3 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (138 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)Pul-e ‘Alam climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −8 | −7 | −2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | −1 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 36 | 44 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −8 | −7 | −2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 12 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 36 | 44 | 27 | 5 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | −1 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 20 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.3 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
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 (%) | 56 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 34 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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.