Climate of Kandahār
Kandahār has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Kandahār is 26° degrees and there is about 93 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 309 days a year with an average humidity of 24% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 13°C and 39°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 25°C
- Rain: it rains 40 days and there is a total of approximately 92 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3643 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 13°C and 39°C |
Warmest month: | 39°C in July |
Coldest month: | 13°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 5°C and 25°C |
Dry days: | 325 days |
Days with rain: | 40 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 92 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3643 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kandahār.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kandahār.
Climate table of Kandahār
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kandahār. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kandahār might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 13 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 14 |
Night temp. (°C) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Days with rain | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Dry days | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Best time to visit Kandahār
The best time to visit Kandahār in Afghanistan is from March and April and October and November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kandahār is 39°C in July and the lowest is 13°C in January.
Climate of Kandahār by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kandahār? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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