Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tarinkot features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (3 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 237 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 33 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tarinkot enjoys an average of 4071 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tarinkot are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 5 °C (36 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tarinkot experiences 151 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 69 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Average high | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Daily mean | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average low | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Mean minimum | -10°C (15°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -5°C (22°F) |
Minimum | -16°C (3°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tarinkot, Afghanistan with other places around the world.
Tarinkot usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tarinkot are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 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) | 38 (1.5) | 65 (2.6) | 68 (2.7) | 26 (1.0) | 8 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (0.9) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Tarinkot are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tarinkot: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234 | 269 | 330 | 354 | 397 | 404 | 408 | 390 | 353 | 337 | 292 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 15m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 14m | 14h 1m | 13h 17m | 12h 20m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 1m |
Tarinkot experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Tarinkot 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 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |