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Monthly climate in Kuhsan, Herat, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuhsan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (7 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 205 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuhsan enjoys an average of 3955 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuhsan, Herat, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Kuhsan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 32 °C (84 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuhsan experiences 165 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 41 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kuhsan, 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 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average low -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Mean minimum -8°C
(17°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuhsan, Herat, Afghanistan §

Kuhsan usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuhsan are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuhsan, 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) 34 (1.3) 57 (2.2) 55 (2.1) 28 (1.1) 6 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuhsan, Herat, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Kuhsan are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuhsan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuhsan, 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 224 265 316 334 388 398 406 389 347 326 283 275
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 3m 13h 58m 14h 25m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 20m 9h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Kuhsan, Herat, Afghanistan §

Kuhsan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 Kuhsan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuhsan, 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) 4 6 9 10 12 12 12 11 10 8 5 4