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Monthly climate in Kunduz, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kunduz features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (7 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 348 mm (13.7 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kunduz enjoys an average of 3793 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 40 minutes to 14 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kunduz, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Kunduz are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 34 °C (87 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kunduz experiences 164 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 27 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kunduz, 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
(68°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average low 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kunduz, Afghanistan §

Kunduz usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 9 rainy days and 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kunduz 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 Kunduz, 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) 37 (1.5) 54 (2.1) 70 (2.8) 72 (2.9) 31 (1.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 46 (1.8) 23 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 3 8 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Kunduz, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Kunduz are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kunduz: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kunduz, 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 198 237 294 326 383 402 407 379 341 319 251 251
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 56m 10h 50m 11h 58m 13h 8m 14h 7m 14h 37m 14h 21m 13h 29m 12h 22m 11h 12m 10h 11m 9h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Kunduz, Afghanistan §

Kunduz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 Kunduz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kunduz, 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) 3 5 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 6 4 3