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Monthly climate in Pashmul, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pashmul features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 162 mm (6.4 inches) and receives 19 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pashmul enjoys an average of 4034 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pashmul, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Pashmul are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 35 °C (90 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 11 °C (46 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pashmul experiences 201 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 18 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pashmul, Kandahar, 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
(74°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pashmul, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

Pashmul usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 4 rainy days and 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pashmul are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pashmul, Kandahar, 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) 35 (1.4) 43 (1.7) 49 (1.9) 13 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Pashmul, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Pashmul are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pashmul: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pashmul, Kandahar, 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 235 275 332 352 389 398 397 378 346 332 297 297
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 20m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 57m 13h 45m 14h 9m 13h 57m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 22m 10h 32m 10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Pashmul, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

Pashmul 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 Pashmul UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pashmul, Kandahar, 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) 5 7 10 11 13 13 13 12 11 9 6 5