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Monthly climate in Charikar, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Charikar features a humid continental climate (Dsb).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (28 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-2 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 327 mm (12.9 inches) and receives 50 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Charikar enjoys an average of 4007 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Charikar, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Charikar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 1 °C (28 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Charikar experiences 116 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 102 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Charikar, 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 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average high 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Average low -8°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Mean minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Charikar, Afghanistan §

Charikar usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 8 rainy days and 67 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Charikar are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Charikar, 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) 43 (1.7) 82 (3.2) 66 (2.6) 53 (2.1) 26 (1.0) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 28 (1.1) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 8 9 8 8 1 1 0 0 1 5 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Charikar, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Charikar are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Charikar: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Charikar, 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 224 260 314 347 384 408 417 399 356 332 275 285
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 4m 10h 54m 11h 58m 13h 4m 14h 0m 14h 27m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 18m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Charikar, Afghanistan §

Charikar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 Charikar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Charikar, 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) 6 8 12 14 14 13 13 12 11 8 6 5