Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kotowal features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (37 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 868 mm (34.2 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kotowal enjoys an average of 3891 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 54 minutes to 14 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kotowal are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 6 °C (37 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kotowal experiences 118 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 33 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average high | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Daily mean | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average low | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Mean minimum | -6°C (22°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kotowal, Nangarhar, Afghanistan with other places around the world.
Kotowal usually has the most precipitation in March, April and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 117 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kotowal are September, October and December. On average, 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) | 83 (3.3) | 130 (5.1) | 117 (4.6) | 86 (3.4) | 52 (2.0) | 102 (4.0) | 102 (4.0) | 38 (1.5) | 27 (1.1) | 53 (2.1) | 32 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Kotowal are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kotowal: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220 | 257 | 307 | 340 | 384 | 394 | 390 | 370 | 340 | 327 | 274 | 283 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 8m | 10h 56m | 11h 58m | 13h 2m | 13h 55m | 14h 22m | 14h 8m | 13h 21m | 12h 21m | 11h 17m | 10h 22m | 9h 54m |
Kotowal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Kotowal UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |