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Monthly climate in Ghazni, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ghazni features a humid continental climate (Dsb).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (24 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-10 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 274 mm (10.8 inches) and receives 45 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ghazni enjoys an average of 4077 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ghazni, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Ghazni are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 0 °C (24 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ghazni experiences 109 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 120 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ghazni, 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 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average high 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Mean minimum -18°C
(-1°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -24°C
(-10°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ghazni, Afghanistan §

Ghazni usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ghazni are June, September and October. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ghazni, 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) 33 (1.3) 52 (2.1) 63 (2.5) 33 (1.3) 24 (1.0) 4 (0.2) 20 (0.8) 10 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 28 (1.1) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 7 7 7 7 0 5 3 0 0 4 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Ghazni, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Ghazni are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ghazni: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ghazni, 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 233 274 332 355 399 404 407 387 353 337 291 298
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 11m 10h 58m 11h 58m 13h 1m 13h 53m 14h 19m 14h 6m 13h 20m 12h 20m 11h 18m 10h 24m 9h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Ghazni, Afghanistan §

Ghazni experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Ghazni UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ghazni, 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) 6 8 11 12 14 13 14 12 12 9 6 5