Tarinkot, Afghanistan climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Tarinkot has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 288 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 72 mm while September barely receives 0 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (31 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 37°C in July.

About 108 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −2°C in January.

About 60 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Fairly dry

About 288 mm of rain a year, plus 31 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

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 figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Tarinkot climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	10	12	18	24	31	35	37	35	31	25	18	13
Avg temp (°C)	4	6	11	17	22	26	28	27	23	17	11	6
Avg low (°C)	−2	0	4	9	14	17	20	19	14	9	4	0
Precipitation (mm)	55	70	72	31	6	2	3	1	0	3	17	28
Snowfall (cm)	14	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	10	12	18	24	31	35
Avg temp (°C)	4	6	11	17	22	26
Avg low (°C)	−2	0	4	9	14	17
Precipitation (mm)	55	70	72	31	6	2
Snowfall (cm)	14	10	2	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	37	35	31	25	18	13
Avg temp (°C)	28	27	23	17	11	6
Avg low (°C)	20	19	14	9	4	0
Precipitation (mm)	3	1	0	3	17	28
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	—	0	4

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.4	12	27	31	29	10	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	22	15	5	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.4	12	27
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	22	15	5	0.5	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	31	29	10	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	—	3	14

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	45	47	48	42	29	19	16	16	14	19	33	37
Relative humidity (%)	51	50	46	37	25	16	17	15	15	21	34	42
Wind speed (km/h)	6.4	7.5	7.8	7.9	8.9	8.4	7.6	7.2	6.7	6.7	6.2	5.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	45	47	48	42	29	19
Relative humidity (%)	51	50	46	37	25	16
Wind speed (km/h)	6.4	7.5	7.8	7.9	8.9	8.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	16	16	14	19	33	37
Relative humidity (%)	17	15	15	21	34	42
Wind speed (km/h)	7.6	7.2	6.7	6.7	6.2	5.9

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.

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