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Monthly climate in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qal'ah-ye Farsi features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -20 °C (-4 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 440 mm (17.3 inches) and receives 63 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qal'ah-ye Farsi enjoys an average of 4074 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 56 minutes to 14 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Qal'ah-ye Farsi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 22 °C (66 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -1 °C (25 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qal'ah-ye Farsi experiences 82 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, 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 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -9°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Mean minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -15°C
(4°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)
Minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan §

Qal'ah-ye Farsi usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 11 rainy days and 91 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qal'ah-ye Farsi 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 Qal'ah-ye Farsi, 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) 56 (2.2) 112 (4.4) 92 (3.6) 69 (2.7) 42 (1.7) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.2) 41 (1.6) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 9 13 12 9 0 0 0 0 2 6 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Qal'ah-ye Farsi are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qal'ah-ye Farsi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, 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 234 275 331 352 394 406 410 394 353 335 292 292
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 10m 10h 57m 11h 58m 13h 1m 13h 54m 14h 20m 14h 7m 13h 21m 12h 20m 11h 18m 10h 23m 9h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Qal'ah-ye Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan §

Qal'ah-ye Farsi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qal'ah-ye Farsi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qal'ah-ye Farsi, 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) 7 7 11 12 14 13 13 12 11 9 6 5