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Monthly climate in Karukh, Herat, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karukh features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (0 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 273 mm (10.7 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karukh enjoys an average of 4013 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karukh, Herat, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Karukh are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (76 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 4 °C (36 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karukh experiences 135 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 74 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Karukh, Herat, 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 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average high 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average low -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Mean minimum -12°C
(10°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Minimum -18°C
(0°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karukh, Herat, Afghanistan §

Karukh usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karukh 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 Karukh, Herat, 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) 47 (1.8) 70 (2.8) 63 (2.5) 38 (1.5) 13 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.2) 22 (0.8) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Karukh, Herat, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Karukh are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karukh: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karukh, Herat, 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 227 268 324 346 389 403 408 393 351 330 286 283
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 7m 10h 56m 11h 58m 13h 3m 13h 57m 14h 24m 14h 10m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 17m 10h 21m 9h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Karukh, Herat, Afghanistan §

Karukh experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karukh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karukh, Herat, 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 6 10 11 13 12 12 11 10 8 5 4