What are the temperature differences between Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, Lashkar Gah, 3 more?

Lashkar Gah and Farah experience the hottest summers, with maximum temperatures exceeding 40°C in July, while Herat has the coolest summers Kunduz, Taluqan, and Mazar-e Sharif share similar temperature patterns with colder winters, dipping into discomfort levels below 5°C in January Jalalabad has a relatively mild winter with minimum temperatures generally above 4°C Lashkar Gah consistently maintains higher minimum temperatures compared to other cities, particularly during winter months.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, Lashkar Gah, 3 more?

The cities of Kunduz and Taluqan exhibit the lowest sunshine hours during the winter months, with a peak in summer comparable to other cities In contrast, Lashkar Gah and Farah generally experience higher sunshine hours throughout the year Precipitation is generally low across all locations, but tends to peak in March and decline significantly during the summer Kandahar, Herat, Jalalabad and Mazar-e Sharif are also experiencing relatively low sun hours during winter months.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, Lashkar Gah, 3 more?

Cities in Afghanistan experience the earliest sunrises in June, with Taluqan seeing the absolute earliest at 04:33, and the latest sunrises in January, with Herat having the latest at 07:26. The shortest days occur in December around 9 hours and 41 minutes, while the longest days are in June lasting around 14 hours and 38 minutes. Herat demonstrates the latest sunset at 19:34 in June, while Kunduz, Taluqan and Mazar-e Sharif share shortest day duration. The difference between the shortest and longest day lengths are more prominent in northern cities like Kunduz, Taluquan and Mazar-e Sharif that it is in Kandahar and Lashkar Gah.

Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, 4 more: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Lashkar Gah and Farah experience the hottest summers, with maximum temperatures exceeding 40°C in July, while Herat has the coolest summers
Kunduz, Taluqan, and Mazar-e Sharif share similar temperature patterns with colder winters, dipping into discomfort levels below 5°C in January
Jalalabad has a relatively mild winter with minimum temperatures generally above 4°C
Lashkar Gah consistently maintains higher minimum temperatures compared to other cities, particularly during winter months.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	12.8°C	10.4°C	14.2°C	9.8°C	14.2°C	9.6°C	9.6°C	14.7°C
Feb	16.7°C	13.7°C	18.3°C	12.8°C	18.5°C	13.0°C	13.0°C	17.8°C
Mar	22.6°C	19.5°C	24.5°C	18.9°C	24.6°C	19.3°C	19.3°C	22.7°C
Apr	29.0°C	24.9°C	30.5°C	25.3°C	31.1°C	25.1°C	25.1°C	28.5°C
May	34.6°C	29.8°C	35.9°C	31.7°C	36.3°C	31.7°C	31.7°C	34.0°C
Jun	39.9°C	35.3°C	41.7°C	37.6°C	41.5°C	38.3°C	38.3°C	38.8°C
Jul	41.4°C	36.7°C	43.6°C	39.8°C	42.8°C	40.6°C	40.6°C	38.5°C
Aug	39.0°C	34.1°C	40.9°C	36.2°C	40.0°C	37.1°C	37.1°C	37.1°C
Sep	35.4°C	31.0°C	36.7°C	31.1°C	36.2°C	32.7°C	32.7°C	35.3°C
Oct	28.4°C	24.4°C	29.6°C	23.6°C	29.4°C	24.6°C	24.6°C	29.6°C
Nov	20.8°C	17.5°C	21.8°C	16.1°C	22.0°C	16.7°C	16.7°C	22.2°C
Dec	15.3°C	12.6°C	16.4°C	11.5°C	16.3°C	11.4°C	11.4°C	17.3°C
Average	29.5°C	24.2°C	28.0°C	28.0°C	25.0°C	29.4°C	24.5°C	25.0°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	3.5°C	0.4°C	4.6°C	2.3°C	4.9°C	1.5°C	1.5°C	5.0°C
Feb	6.3°C	3.0°C	7.7°C	4.4°C	8.1°C	3.9°C	3.9°C	7.5°C
Mar	11.7°C	8.0°C	13.3°C	9.8°C	13.5°C	9.4°C	9.4°C	12.0°C
Apr	16.7°C	11.9°C	18.1°C	14.4°C	18.7°C	13.6°C	13.6°C	16.8°C
May	21.6°C	16.2°C	23.0°C	19.7°C	23.4°C	19.3°C	19.3°C	21.2°C
Jun	24.9°C	20.4°C	27.2°C	24.6°C	27.3°C	24.9°C	24.9°C	25.1°C
Jul	26.8°C	22.8°C	29.1°C	26.8°C	28.8°C	27.0°C	27.0°C	26.3°C
Aug	25.0°C	19.9°C	26.0°C	23.9°C	25.9°C	24.0°C	24.0°C	25.4°C
Sep	20.4°C	15.3°C	20.8°C	18.7°C	20.8°C	18.7°C	18.7°C	23.5°C
Oct	14.1°C	10.2°C	15.5°C	12.6°C	15.2°C	13.0°C	13.0°C	18.1°C
Nov	9.3°C	6.0°C	10.6°C	8.0°C	10.7°C	7.8°C	7.8°C	12.1°C
Dec	4.6°C	1.8°C	5.7°C	3.9°C	5.8°C	3.1°C	3.1°C	7.1°C
Average	16.8°C	11.3°C	16.7°C	15.4°C	13.9°C	16.9°C	14.1°C	13.9°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

The cities of Kunduz and Taluqan exhibit the lowest sunshine hours during the winter months, with a peak in summer comparable to other cities
In contrast, Lashkar Gah and Farah generally experience higher sunshine hours throughout the year
Precipitation is generally low across all locations, but tends to peak in March and decline significantly during the summer
Kandahar, Herat, Jalalabad and Mazar-e Sharif are also experiencing relatively low sun hours during winter months.

Sunny Weather

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	7.5 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	7.0 hours/day
Feb	8.3 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	7.4 hours/day
Mar	9.2 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	7.8 hours/day
Apr	10.6 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	9.1 hours/day
May	12.3 hours/day	12.1 hours/day	12.8 hours/day	11.9 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	11.0 hours/day	10.9 hours/day	11.1 hours/day
Jun	13.9 hours/day	14.0 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	14.7 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	14.4 hours/day	14.4 hours/day	13.3 hours/day
Jul	13.5 hours/day	13.8 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	14.5 hours/day	13.6 hours/day	14.6 hours/day	14.6 hours/day	11.6 hours/day
Aug	12.3 hours/day	13.6 hours/day	13.4 hours/day	13.1 hours/day	12.6 hours/day	12.7 hours/day	12.8 hours/day	9.9 hours/day
Sep	12.7 hours/day	12.2 hours/day	12.1 hours/day	12.4 hours/day	12.6 hours/day	12.3 hours/day	12.2 hours/day	11.1 hours/day
Oct	10.8 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	10.7 hours/day
Nov	9.2 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	7.7 hours/day
Dec	8.7 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	7.8 hours/day
Average	10.8 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	9.0 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	1.6mm	1.4mm	0.8mm	1.0mm	1.0mm	1.3mm	1.3mm	0.7mm
Feb	1.3mm	2.1mm	0.7mm	1.4mm	0.8mm	1.8mm	1.8mm	1.0mm
Mar	1.7mm	1.8mm	0.8mm	1.2mm	0.9mm	1.8mm	1.8mm	1.8mm
Apr	0.5mm	1.0mm	0.5mm	1.0mm	0.4mm	1.6mm	1.6mm	1.4mm
May	0.1mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.4mm	0.1mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	0.4mm
Jun	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.3mm
Jul	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.5mm
Aug	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.9mm
Sep	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.4mm
Oct	0.0mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.3mm	0.2mm
Nov	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.2mm	0.7mm	0.2mm	0.9mm	0.9mm	0.5mm
Dec	0.2mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.4mm	0.2mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.3mm
Average	0.3mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	0.5mm	0.7mm	0.3mm	0.5mm	0.7mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	12.9km/h	15.6km/h	14.7km/h	16.0km/h	16.1km/h	9.1km/h	9.1km/h	8.0km/h
Feb	15.2km/h	18.8km/h	17.2km/h	17.8km/h	18.4km/h	11.0km/h	11.0km/h	8.8km/h
Mar	17.5km/h	21.2km/h	18.7km/h	18.5km/h	19.4km/h	13.5km/h	13.5km/h	10.0km/h
Apr	19.6km/h	21.5km/h	19.7km/h	17.8km/h	20.7km/h	13.5km/h	13.5km/h	11.6km/h
May	22.1km/h	25.9km/h	26.3km/h	17.3km/h	23.7km/h	15.3km/h	15.3km/h	14.1km/h
Jun	19.2km/h	33.0km/h	31.4km/h	19.3km/h	22.9km/h	16.9km/h	16.9km/h	15.4km/h
Jul	17.7km/h	39.6km/h	28.6km/h	21.4km/h	19.9km/h	17.8km/h	17.8km/h	15.4km/h
Aug	17.4km/h	38.8km/h	27.3km/h	19.5km/h	18.1km/h	16.9km/h	16.9km/h	14.6km/h
Sep	15.9km/h	30.1km/h	21.4km/h	16.2km/h	15.9km/h	14.1km/h	14.1km/h	11.0km/h
Oct	15.6km/h	19.7km/h	16.8km/h	15.4km/h	16.2km/h	12.4km/h	12.4km/h	8.2km/h
Nov	12.2km/h	15.2km/h	12.9km/h	15.0km/h	13.7km/h	9.6km/h	9.6km/h	6.5km/h
Dec	10.2km/h	13.0km/h	12.4km/h	14.7km/h	12.9km/h	8.5km/h	8.5km/h	6.0km/h
Average	20.6km/h	24.4km/h	10.8km/h	16.3km/h	13.2km/h	18.2km/h	17.4km/h	13.2km/h

Humidity

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	44.1%	48.8%	39.0%	55.6%	39.6%	55.3%	55.3%	33.0%
Feb	38.8%	46.4%	34.8%	55.6%	33.6%	55.8%	55.8%	34.5%
Mar	34.3%	43.2%	31.1%	50.1%	29.7%	52.0%	52.0%	38.2%
Apr	23.5%	37.0%	24.0%	39.5%	21.2%	47.3%	47.3%	34.7%
May	15.5%	27.5%	17.1%	27.5%	14.5%	32.9%	32.9%	28.2%
Jun	9.2%	16.2%	10.1%	14.4%	8.6%	15.6%	15.6%	22.3%
Jul	13.9%	15.7%	11.0%	13.5%	11.6%	13.8%	13.8%	35.7%
Aug	14.3%	16.8%	11.5%	14.8%	12.0%	16.0%	16.0%	40.7%
Sep	11.1%	18.4%	12.6%	17.5%	11.1%	18.9%	18.9%	34.9%
Oct	17.4%	28.3%	19.0%	29.9%	17.2%	30.6%	30.6%	27.5%
Nov	31.0%	40.7%	29.5%	46.0%	28.8%	46.5%	46.5%	29.7%
Dec	34.9%	44.1%	32.6%	50.4%	32.2%	49.7%	49.7%	26.9%
Average	22.7%	31.9%	32.2%	24.0%	36.2%	21.7%	34.6%	36.2%

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Astronomy

Cities in Afghanistan experience the earliest sunrises in June, with Taluqan seeing the absolute earliest at 04:33, and the latest sunrises in January, with Herat having the latest at 07:26.
The shortest days occur in December around 9 hours and 41 minutes, while the longest days are in June lasting around 14 hours and 38 minutes.
Herat demonstrates the latest sunset at 19:34 in June, while Kunduz, Taluqan and Mazar-e Sharif share shortest day duration.
The difference between the shortest and longest day lengths are more prominent in northern cities like Kunduz, Taluquan and Mazar-e Sharif that it is in Kandahar and Lashkar Gah.

Sunrise Time

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	7:06	7:26	7:22	7:12	7:11	7:05	7:02	6:53
Feb	6:49	7:06	7:04	6:49	6:54	6:43	6:40	6:33
Mar	6:16	6:31	6:31	6:11	6:22	6:04	6:02	5:58
Apr	5:39	5:50	5:53	5:28	5:44	5:21	5:19	5:17
May	5:11	5:20	5:24	4:55	5:17	4:47	4:45	4:46
Jun	5:02	5:10	5:15	4:43	5:08	4:36	4:33	4:36
Jul	5:14	5:22	5:26	4:56	5:19	4:49	4:46	4:48
Aug	5:33	5:43	5:46	5:20	5:38	5:13	5:10	5:10
Sep	5:52	6:04	6:05	5:44	5:57	5:37	5:35	5:32
Oct	6:11	6:27	6:26	6:10	6:16	6:03	6:00	5:55
Nov	6:35	6:55	6:51	6:40	6:41	6:32	6:30	6:22
Dec	6:59	7:20	7:16	7:07	7:04	6:59	6:56	6:47
Average	6:18	6:18	5:42	6:00	5:48	6:06	5:54	5:48

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	17:27	17:35	17:40	17:10	17:33	17:03	17:01	17:02
Feb	17:53	18:04	18:07	17:41	17:59	17:35	17:32	17:31
Mar	18:16	18:29	18:30	18:10	18:21	18:02	18:00	17:56
Apr	18:36	18:53	18:52	18:36	18:41	18:29	18:26	18:20
May	18:57	19:17	19:13	19:02	19:02	18:55	18:53	18:44
Jun	19:13	19:35	19:30	19:22	19:19	19:14	19:12	19:02
Jul	19:12	19:33	19:28	19:19	19:17	19:12	19:09	19:00
Aug	18:49	19:07	19:05	18:51	18:55	18:44	18:41	18:34
Sep	18:13	18:27	18:27	18:08	18:18	18:02	17:59	17:55
Oct	17:35	17:47	17:49	17:25	17:40	17:18	17:15	17:14
Nov	17:09	17:18	17:22	16:53	17:14	16:46	16:43	16:44
Dec	17:07	17:14	17:19	16:48	17:13	16:41	16:38	16:41
Average	18:24	18:24	17:54	18:12	18:00	18:18	18:06	18:00

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	10:21 hours	10:10 hours	10:18 hours	9:58 hours	10:22 hours	9:58 hours	9:58 hours	10:02 hours
Feb	10:53 hours	10:58 hours	11:02 hours	10:41 hours	10:59 hours	10:35 hours	10:32 hours	10:31 hours
Mar	11:16 hours	11:29 hours	11:30 hours	11:10 hours	11:21 hours	11:02 hours	11:00 hours	10:56 hours
Apr	11:36 hours	11:53 hours	11:52 hours	11:36 hours	11:41 hours	11:29 hours	11:26 hours	11:20 hours
May	11:57 hours	12:17 hours	12:13 hours	12:02 hours	12:02 hours	11:55 hours	11:53 hours	11:44 hours
Jun	12:13 hours	12:35 hours	12:30 hours	12:22 hours	12:19 hours	12:14 hours	12:12 hours	12:02 hours
Jul	12:12 hours	12:33 hours	12:28 hours	12:19 hours	12:17 hours	12:12 hours	12:09 hours	12:00 hours
Aug	11:49 hours	12:07 hours	12:05 hours	11:51 hours	11:55 hours	11:44 hours	11:41 hours	11:34 hours
Sep	11:13 hours	11:27 hours	11:27 hours	11:08 hours	11:18 hours	11:02 hours	10:59 hours	10:55 hours
Oct	10:35 hours	10:47 hours	10:49 hours	10:25 hours	10:40 hours	10:18 hours	10:15 hours	10:14 hours
Nov	10:09 hours	10:18 hours	10:22 hours	9:53 hours	10:14 hours	9:46 hours	9:43 hours	9:44 hours
Dec	10:07 hours	9:55 hours	10:04 hours	9:41 hours	10:08 hours	9:41 hours	9:38 hours	9:41 hours
Average	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	10:54 hours	11:12 hours	11:00 hours	11:18 hours	11:06 hours	11:00 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.