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Monthly climate in Qarah Bagh, Herat, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qarah Bagh features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (40 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -15 °C (5 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 301 mm (11.9 inches) and receives 38 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qarah Bagh enjoys an average of 3896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qarah Bagh, Herat, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Qarah Bagh are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 30 °C (80 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 6 °C (40 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qarah Bagh experiences 145 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 48 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qarah Bagh, 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 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average low -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Mean minimum -10°C
(15°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Minimum -15°C
(5°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qarah Bagh, Herat, Afghanistan §

Qarah Bagh usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 7 rainy days and 67 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qarah Bagh 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 Qarah Bagh, 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) 44 (1.7) 79 (3.1) 74 (2.9) 47 (1.8) 14 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 21 (0.8) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Qarah Bagh, Herat, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Qarah Bagh are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qarah Bagh: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qarah Bagh, 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 219 247 305 322 383 400 407 390 348 324 278 269
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 54m 11h 58m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 12m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 19m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Qarah Bagh, Herat, Afghanistan §

Qarah Bagh 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qarah Bagh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qarah Bagh, 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 4 4