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Monthly climate in Musa Qal'ah, Helmand, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Musa Qal'ah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 231 mm (9.1 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Musa Qal'ah enjoys an average of 4054 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Musa Qal'ah, Helmand, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Musa Qal'ah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (43 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Musa Qal'ah experiences 175 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 30 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Musa Qal'ah, 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 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Average low 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Minimum -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Musa Qal'ah, Helmand, Afghanistan §

Musa Qal'ah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Musa Qal'ah are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Musa Qal'ah, 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) 44 (1.7) 75 (3.0) 70 (2.8) 18 (0.7) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 14 (0.6) 6 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Musa Qal'ah, Helmand, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Musa Qal'ah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Musa Qal'ah: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Musa Qal'ah, 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 235 273 331 353 393 402 404 385 350 334 293 296
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 16m 11h 1m 11h 59m 12h 58m 13h 49m 14h 13m 14h 1m 13h 17m 12h 19m 11h 20m 10h 29m 10h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Musa Qal'ah, Helmand, Afghanistan §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Musa Qal'ah, 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 13 13 12 11 9 6 4