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Monthly climate in Qalat, Afghanistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qalat 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 (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 292 mm (11.5 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qalat enjoys an average of 4048 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qalat, Afghanistan §

The warmest months in Qalat 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, Qalat experiences 150 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 58 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qalat, 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 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average high 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(16°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Minimum -16°C
(4°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qalat, Afghanistan §

Qalat usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 69 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qalat are June, September and October. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qalat, 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) 54 (2.1) 72 (2.8) 81 (3.2) 32 (1.3) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 32 (1.3) 9 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 8 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Qalat, Afghanistan §

The sunniest months in Qalat are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qalat: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qalat, 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 231 273 330 355 392 399 401 383 350 336 295 298
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 2m 11h 59m 12h 58m 13h 47m 14h 12m 13h 59m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 30m 10h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Qalat, Afghanistan §

Qalat 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 Qalat UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qalat, 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 7 11 12 14 13 13 12 11 9 6 5