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Monthly climate in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sangin features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 35 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 165 mm (6.5 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sangin enjoys an average of 4041 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Sangin are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (91 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (46 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sangin experiences 193 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 18 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sangin, 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 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -6°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan §

Sangin usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 4 rainy days and 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sangin 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 Sangin, 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) 33 (1.3) 50 (2.0) 51 (2.0) 14 (0.6) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Sangin are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sangin: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sangin, 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 235 274 332 352 391 400 400 382 347 332 295 296
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 2m 11h 59m 12h 58m 13h 47m 14h 12m 13h 59m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 30m 10h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan §

Sangin 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 Sangin UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sangin, 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