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Monthly climate in Kabul, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kabul features a humid continental climate (Dsb).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (24 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-14 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 425 mm (16.7 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kabul enjoys an average of 4024 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 Kabul, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Kabul are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to 0 °C (24 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kabul experiences 93 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 109 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kabul, 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)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Daily mean -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Average low -11°C
(13°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -20°C
(-3°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)
Minimum -26°C
(-14°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kabul, Afghanistan §

Kabul usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 12 rainy days and 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kabul are June, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kabul, 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) 41 (1.6) 66 (2.6) 79 (3.1) 79 (3.1) 70 (2.8) 7 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 6 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 14 (0.6) 35 (1.4) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 8 10 12 16 2 2 1 0 3 6 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Kabul, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Kabul are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kabul: January, February and November 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 Kabul, 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 225 265 326 351 393 403 410 388 352 333 281 292
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 7m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 3m 13h 57m 14h 24m 14h 10m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 17m 10h 20m 9h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Kabul, Afghanistan §

Kabul 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 Kabul UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kabul, 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) 6 7 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 8 6 4