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Monthly climate in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qarchi Gak features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 33 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 184 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 32 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qarchi Gak enjoys an average of 3922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 39 minutes to 14 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Qarchi Gak are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 33 °C (86 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qarchi Gak experiences 168 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 21 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -4°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -10°C
(15°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan §

Qarchi Gak usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 5 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qarchi Gak are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24 (1.0) 40 (1.6) 38 (1.5) 31 (1.2) 11 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Qarchi Gak are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qarchi Gak: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 211 249 315 338 396 408 413 387 348 320 267 263
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 55m 10h 49m 11h 58m 13h 9m 14h 8m 14h 38m 14h 23m 13h 30m 12h 22m 11h 12m 10h 10m 9h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan §

Qarchi Gak experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qarchi Gak UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qarchi Gak, Balkh, Afghanistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 11 11 11 10 9 7 4 3