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Monthly climate in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Spin Boldak features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 199 mm (7.9 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Spin Boldak enjoys an average of 4029 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Spin Boldak are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Spin Boldak experiences 170 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 28 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Spin Boldak, 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 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Average low 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

Spin Boldak usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Spin Boldak 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 Spin Boldak, 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) 52 (2.0) 45 (1.8) 48 (1.9) 22 (0.9) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 19 (0.8) 6 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Spin Boldak are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Spin Boldak: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Spin Boldak, 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 235 274 334 352 388 394 393 377 347 334 298 298
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 22m 11h 4m 11h 59m 12h 55m 13h 42m 14h 6m 13h 54m 13h 12m 12h 19m 11h 23m 10h 34m 10h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan §

Spin Boldak experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, 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 Spin Boldak UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Spin Boldak, 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) 6 7 11 12 13 13 13 13 11 9 6 5