Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 220 mm (8.6 inches) and receives 27 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah enjoys an average of 4055 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (86 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (41 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah experiences 166 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 40 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Mean maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average high | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Daily mean | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average low | -0°C (31°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Mean minimum | -6°C (22°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Minimum | -8°C (18°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah, Farah, Afghanistan with other places around the world.
Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 54 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 68 (2.7) | 54 (2.1) | 28 (1.1) | 7 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 15 (0.6) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 236 | 275 | 332 | 352 | 393 | 402 | 403 | 387 | 349 | 332 | 295 | 294 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 15m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 14m | 14h 1m | 13h 17m | 12h 20m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 1m |
Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, 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 / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |