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Monthly climate in Kushkak, Farah, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kushkak features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (48 °F) and 37 °C (99 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (120 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 70 mm (2.7 inches) and receives 11 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kushkak enjoys an average of 3982 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kushkak, Farah, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Kushkak are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (93 - 99 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 12 °C (48 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kushkak experiences 210 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 27 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kushkak, Farah, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kushkak, Farah, Afghanistan §

Kushkak usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 2 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kushkak 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 Kushkak, Farah, 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) 13 (0.5) 18 (0.7) 15 (0.6) 13 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kushkak, Farah, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Kushkak are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kushkak: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kushkak, Farah, 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 236 278 329 345 385 390 393 375 337 327 292 290
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 1m 11h 59m 12h 58m 13h 47m 14h 12m 13h 59m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 30m 10h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Kushkak, Farah, Afghanistan §

Kushkak experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kushkak UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kushkak, Farah, 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) 5 7 10 11 13 12 12 11 10 8 5 4