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Monthly climate in Zaranj, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zaranj features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (49 °F) and 38 °C (101 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 50 °C (122 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 47 mm (1.9 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zaranj enjoys an average of 3980 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 10 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zaranj, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Zaranj are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 38 °C (96 - 101 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C (49 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zaranj experiences 223 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 11 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Zaranj, 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 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zaranj, Afghanistan §

Zaranj usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 1 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zaranj are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zaranj, 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) 13 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 9 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Zaranj, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Zaranj are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zaranj: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zaranj, 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 239 279 332 344 382 386 389 372 338 327 296 292
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 10m

Solar UV radiation in Zaranj, Afghanistan §

Zaranj experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Zaranj UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zaranj, 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 12 12 11 11 8 6 5