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Monthly climate in Kalakan, Kabul, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kalakan features a humid continental climate (Dsb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-5 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 540 mm (21.3 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kalakan enjoys an average of 4030 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 Kalakan, Kabul, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Kalakan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (26 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kalakan experiences 113 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 103 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kalakan, 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 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Average low -9°C
(16°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Mean minimum -17°C
(3°F)		 -12°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -12°C
(12°F)
Minimum -21°C
(-5°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kalakan, Kabul, Afghanistan §

Kalakan usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 11 rainy days and 103 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kalakan 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 Kalakan, 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) 52 (2.0) 92 (3.6) 111 (4.4) 105 (4.2) 82 (3.2) 6 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 41 (1.6) 16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 12 13 15 2 2 1 1 3 6 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Kalakan, Kabul, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Kalakan are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kalakan: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kalakan, 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 226 263 321 351 391 406 415 394 355 333 279 290
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 12m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 19m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Kalakan, Kabul, Afghanistan §

Kalakan 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 Kalakan UV Index data.

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