1 to 29°C
temperature
3583 hours
sunshine per day
175 mm
rain
278 days
dry
58 days
rain
29 days
snow

Climate of Shaykhān

Shaykhān 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 Shaykhān is 16° degrees and there is about 174 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 264 days a year with an average humidity of 36% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 1°C and 29°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -7°C and 18°C
  • Rain: it rains 58 days and there is a total of approximately 175 mm rainfall
  • Snow: it snows an average of 29 days per year
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3583 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 1°C and 29°C
Warmest month: 29°C in July
Coldest month: 1°C in January
Night temperature: between -7°C and 18°C
Dry days: 278 days
Days with rain: 58 days
Days with snow: 29 days
Total rain sum: 175 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3583 hours

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Shaykhān.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Shaykhān.

Climate table of Shaykhān

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Shaykhān. 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 Shaykhān might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 1 2 9 17 22 26 29 27 23 18 10 5
Night temp. (°C) -6 -7 1 8 13 16 18 18 13 7 2 -2
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 19 42 35 28 13 4 8 4 2 3 11 6
Days with rain 4 5 8 11 8 3 5 3 2 2 4 3
Days with snow 9 11 4 - - - - - - - 1 4
Dry days 18 12 19 19 23 27 26 28 28 29 25 24
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 7 6 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 8 7 7
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 2 2 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 2

Best time to visit Shaykhān

The best time to visit Shaykhān in Afghanistan is from May through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Shaykhān is 29°C in July and the lowest is 1°C in January.

Climate of Shaykhān by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Shaykhān? 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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