Monthly climate in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification 'Alaqahdari Dishu features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 37 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 61 mm (2.4 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.'Alaqahdari Dishu enjoys an average of 3998 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in 'Alaqahdari Dishu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (93 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C (50 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, 'Alaqahdari Dishu experiences 226 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 17 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, 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 29°C
(84°F)
32°C
(90°F)
40°C
(104°F)
41°C
(107°F)
46°C
(115°F)
49°C
(121°F)
48°C
(118°F)
47°C
(117°F)
42°C
(109°F)
39°C
(102°F)
35°C
(95°F)
28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)
29°C
(85°F)
36°C
(97°F)
40°C
(104°F)
43°C
(110°F)
45°C
(113°F)
47°C
(116°F)
45°C
(113°F)
41°C
(106°F)
37°C
(99°F)
31°C
(88°F)
26°C
(78°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)
22°C
(71°F)
28°C
(82°F)
34°C
(93°F)
38°C
(100°F)
43°C
(109°F)
44°C
(111°F)
41°C
(106°F)
37°C
(99°F)
30°C
(87°F)
23°C
(73°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)
14°C
(58°F)
21°C
(70°F)
26°C
(80°F)
31°C
(88°F)
35°C
(96°F)
37°C
(98°F)
34°C
(93°F)
29°C
(84°F)
22°C
(72°F)
15°C
(59°F)
11°C
(52°F)
Average low 2°C
(37°F)
6°C
(44°F)
13°C
(57°F)
18°C
(65°F)
23°C
(73°F)
27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(85°F)
26°C
(79°F)
20°C
(69°F)
14°C
(57°F)
8°C
(46°F)
3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
6°C
(43°F)
10°C
(50°F)
17°C
(63°F)
22°C
(72°F)
26°C
(79°F)
21°C
(70°F)
16°C
(62°F)
9°C
(48°F)
1°C
(34°F)
-3°C
(26°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
2°C
(37°F)
8°C
(46°F)
14°C
(57°F)
20°C
(68°F)
25°C
(77°F)
19°C
(67°F)
15°C
(59°F)
6°C
(42°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
-5°C
(22°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, Afghanistan §

'Alaqahdari Dishu usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 1 rainy days and 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in 'Alaqahdari Dishu are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, 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) 15 (0.6) 13 (0.5) 15 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in 'Alaqahdari Dishu are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in 'Alaqahdari Dishu: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, 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 241 280 331 347 383 387 391 371 341 327 298 296
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 24m 11h 6m 11h 59m 12h 54m 13h 41m 14h 3m 13h 52m 13h 11m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 36m 10h 12m

Solar UV radiation in 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, Afghanistan §

'Alaqahdari Dishu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 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 'Alaqahdari Dishu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 'Alaqahdari Dishu, Helmand, 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 11 13 11 10 8 6 5