What are the temperature differences between Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, 4 more?

Kabul experiences the coldest temperatures, with January seeing minimums well below freezing and maximums barely above In contrast, Lashkar Gah, Farah experience extreme heat, with July maximums exceeding 42°C Cities like Kunduz and Taluqan share similar temperature profiles, with comfortable temperatures in spring and autumn but discomfort in both summer and winter Jalalabad has a milder winter compared to Kabul.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, 4 more?

The weather data for the cities reveals that Herat and Kandahar experience the highest average sun hours during the summer months, with both cities maximizing their sunny days in June and July (around 13.9 to 14.5 hours). In contrast, Mazar-e Sharif and Kunduz have the lowest sun hours in January and February, indicating longer and harsher winters. Precipitation levels also vary greatly, with Kabul experiencing the highest levels in April, reaching 5.46 mm, while cities like Herat, Lashkar Gah, and Jalalabad enjoy a dry summer with minimal rainfall. Overall, while sun hours peak in the summer months, rainfall tends to be concentrated in spring and fall across most cities, with distinct regional differences in both sunlight and precipitation patterns.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Mazar-e Sharif, 4 more?

Across the cities of Afghanistan, sunrise times in June are generally earlier than in January, with Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif experiencing the earliest sunrises at 04:40 and 04:43 respectively. Sunset times reach their latest in June, with Herat having the latest at 19:34, while the shortest day length occurs in December, with Mazar-e Sharif showing the shortest at 09:41. Overall, cities in the west like Herat and Kandahar exhibit slightly longer day lengths during peak summer months compared to cities like Kabul. Additionally, the variation in sunrise and sunset times among these cities remains relatively small, highlighting the similarities in daylight patterns across Afghanistan throughout the year.

Afghanistan: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

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

Temperatures

Kabul experiences the coldest temperatures, with January seeing minimums well below freezing and maximums barely above
In contrast, Lashkar Gah, Farah experience extreme heat, with July maximums exceeding 42°C
Cities like Kunduz and Taluqan share similar temperature profiles, with comfortable temperatures in spring and autumn but discomfort in both summer and winter
Jalalabad has a milder winter compared to Kabul.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	3.3°C	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	5.5°C	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	12.9°C	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	19.7°C	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	24.8°C	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	30.1°C	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	32.6°C	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	31.2°C	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	28.4°C	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	21.4°C	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	13.5°C	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	8.5°C	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	19.3°C	28.0°C	25.0°C	29.4°C	24.5°C	25.0°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	-6.3°C	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	-3.8°C	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	2.6°C	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	8.8°C	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	12.9°C	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	17.3°C	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	19.8°C	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	18.6°C	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	15.0°C	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	9.4°C	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	2.8°C	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	-2.0°C	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	7.9°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 weather data for the cities reveals that Herat and Kandahar experience the highest average sun hours during the summer months, with both cities maximizing their sunny days in June and July (around 13.9 to 14.5 hours). In contrast, Mazar-e Sharif and Kunduz have the lowest sun hours in January and February, indicating longer and harsher winters.
Precipitation levels also vary greatly, with Kabul experiencing the highest levels in April, reaching 5.46 mm, while cities like Herat, Lashkar Gah, and Jalalabad enjoy a dry summer with minimal rainfall. Overall, while sun hours peak in the summer months, rainfall tends to be concentrated in spring and fall across most cities, with distinct regional differences in both sunlight and precipitation patterns.

Sunny Weather

Period	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	6.5 hours/day	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	7.1 hours/day	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	7.5 hours/day	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	8.0 hours/day	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	9.4 hours/day	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	13.2 hours/day	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	13.0 hours/day	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	11.7 hours/day	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	11.9 hours/day	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	10.2 hours/day	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	7.2 hours/day	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	7.7 hours/day	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	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	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	2.7mm	1.6mm	1.4mm	0.8mm	1.0mm	1.0mm	1.3mm	1.3mm	0.7mm
Feb	3.7mm	1.3mm	2.1mm	0.7mm	1.4mm	0.8mm	1.8mm	1.8mm	1.0mm
Mar	3.5mm	1.7mm	1.8mm	0.8mm	1.2mm	0.9mm	1.8mm	1.8mm	1.8mm
Apr	3.7mm	0.5mm	1.0mm	0.5mm	1.0mm	0.4mm	1.6mm	1.6mm	1.4mm
May	2.4mm	0.1mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.4mm	0.1mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	0.4mm
Jun	0.4mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.3mm
Jul	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.5mm
Aug	0.4mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.9mm
Sep	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.4mm
Oct	0.5mm	0.0mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.3mm	0.2mm
Nov	1.2mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.2mm	0.7mm	0.2mm	0.9mm	0.9mm	0.5mm
Dec	0.4mm	0.2mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.4mm	0.2mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.3mm
Average	0.3mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	1.6mm	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	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	8.0km/h	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	8.9km/h	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	9.4km/h	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	11.6km/h	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	14.4km/h	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	18.7km/h	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	17.2km/h	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	16.1km/h	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	12.9km/h	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	10.1km/h	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	7.0km/h	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	6.2km/h	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	11.7km/h	16.3km/h	13.2km/h	18.2km/h	17.4km/h	13.2km/h

Humidity

Period	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	51.2%	44.1%	48.8%	39.0%	55.6%	39.6%	55.3%	55.3%	33.0%
Feb	54.4%	38.8%	46.4%	34.8%	55.6%	33.6%	55.8%	55.8%	34.5%
Mar	47.5%	34.3%	43.2%	31.1%	50.1%	29.7%	52.0%	52.0%	38.2%
Apr	40.4%	23.5%	37.0%	24.0%	39.5%	21.2%	47.3%	47.3%	34.7%
May	35.4%	15.5%	27.5%	17.1%	27.5%	14.5%	32.9%	32.9%	28.2%
Jun	24.0%	9.2%	16.2%	10.1%	14.4%	8.6%	15.6%	15.6%	22.3%
Jul	26.9%	13.9%	15.7%	11.0%	13.5%	11.6%	13.8%	13.8%	35.7%
Aug	27.3%	14.3%	16.8%	11.5%	14.8%	12.0%	16.0%	16.0%	40.7%
Sep	23.5%	11.1%	18.4%	12.6%	17.5%	11.1%	18.9%	18.9%	34.9%
Oct	27.9%	17.4%	28.3%	19.0%	29.9%	17.2%	30.6%	30.6%	27.5%
Nov	36.7%	31.0%	40.7%	29.5%	46.0%	28.8%	46.5%	46.5%	29.7%
Dec	35.7%	34.9%	44.1%	32.6%	50.4%	32.2%	49.7%	49.7%	26.9%
Average	22.7%	31.9%	32.2%	35.9%	24.0%	36.2%	21.7%	34.6%	36.2%

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Astronomy

Across the cities of Afghanistan, sunrise times in June are generally earlier than in January, with Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif experiencing the earliest sunrises at 04:40 and 04:43 respectively. Sunset times reach their latest in June, with Herat having the latest at 19:34, while the shortest day length occurs in December, with Mazar-e Sharif showing the shortest at 09:41.
Overall, cities in the west like Herat and Kandahar exhibit slightly longer day lengths during peak summer months compared to cities like Kabul. Additionally, the variation in sunrise and sunset times among these cities remains relatively small, highlighting the similarities in daylight patterns across Afghanistan throughout the year.

Sunrise Time

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

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

Sunset Time

Period	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	17:07	17:27	17:35	17:40	17:10	17:33	17:03	17:01	17:02
Feb	17:36	17:53	18:04	18:07	17:41	17:59	17:35	17:32	17:31
Mar	18:01	18:16	18:29	18:30	18:10	18:21	18:02	18:00	17:56
Apr	18:25	18:36	18:53	18:52	18:36	18:41	18:29	18:26	18:20
May	18:49	18:57	19:17	19:13	19:02	19:02	18:55	18:53	18:44
Jun	19:07	19:13	19:35	19:30	19:22	19:19	19:14	19:12	19:02
Jul	19:05	19:12	19:33	19:28	19:19	19:17	19:12	19:09	19:00
Aug	18:39	18:49	19:07	19:05	18:51	18:55	18:44	18:41	18:34
Sep	17:59	18:13	18:27	18:27	18:08	18:18	18:02	17:59	17:55
Oct	17:19	17:35	17:47	17:49	17:25	17:40	17:18	17:15	17:14
Nov	16:49	17:09	17:18	17:22	16:53	17:14	16:46	16:43	16:44
Dec	16:46	17:07	17:14	17:19	16:48	17:13	16:41	16:38	16:41
Average	18:24	18:24	17:54	18:00	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	Kabul	Kandahar	Herat	Farah	Mazar-e Sharif	Lashkar Gah	Kunduz	Taluqan	Jalalabad
Jan	10:07 hours	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	10:36 hours	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	11:01 hours	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	11:25 hours	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	11:49 hours	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	12:07 hours	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	12:05 hours	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	11:39 hours	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	10:59 hours	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	10:19 hours	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	9:49 hours	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	9:46 hours	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	11:00 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.