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Monthly climate in Basawul, Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Basawul features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 546 mm (21.5 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Basawul enjoys an average of 3916 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 54 minutes to 14 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Basawul, Nangarhar, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Basawul are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 12 °C (48 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Basawul experiences 173 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Basawul, Nangarhar, 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)		 23°C
(74°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Basawul, Nangarhar, Afghanistan §

Basawul usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 9 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Basawul are June, September and October. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Basawul, Nangarhar, 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) 38 (1.5) 72 (2.8) 100 (3.9) 85 (3.4) 33 (1.3) 17 (0.7) 31 (1.2) 49 (1.9) 24 (1.0) 18 (0.7) 42 (1.6) 37 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 12 7 5 2 6 8 4 4 5 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Basawul, Nangarhar, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Basawul are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Basawul: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Basawul, Nangarhar, 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 219 258 310 342 385 397 395 376 342 328 275 284
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 8m 10h 56m 11h 58m 13h 2m 13h 56m 14h 22m 14h 9m 13h 21m 12h 21m 11h 17m 10h 22m 9h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Basawul, Nangarhar, Afghanistan §

Basawul experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, 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 Basawul UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Basawul, Nangarhar, 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) 4 5 9 10 12 11 12 11 10 7 4 3