Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sar Chakan features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 446 mm (17.6 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sar Chakan enjoys an average of 3997 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 45 minutes to 14 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sar Chakan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -2 °C (23 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sar Chakan experiences 44 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 131 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average high | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (40°F) |
Daily mean | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average low | -10°C (13°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-2°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sar Chakan, Faryab, Afghanistan with other places around the world.
Sar Chakan usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 13 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sar Chakan are July, August 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) | 54 (2.1) | 69 (2.7) | 91 (3.6) | 89 (3.5) | 51 (2.0) | 4 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.4) | 47 (1.9) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Sar Chakan are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sar Chakan: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221 | 265 | 321 | 338 | 388 | 408 | 417 | 396 | 355 | 331 | 273 | 276 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 1m | 10h 52m | 11h 58m | 13h 6m | 14h 3m | 14h 32m | 14h 17m | 13h 27m | 12h 22m | 11h 14m | 10h 15m | 9h 45m |
Sar Chakan 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 Sar Chakan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |