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The climate of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country is the southern part of Asia. Part of the country is located on the Iranian Plateau, also known as the Iranian Highlands. The many highlands and mountains in Afghanistan are responsible for large differences in weather and climate; summers get as hot as winters are cold. Apart from the high altitudes the absence of a sea is also responsible for these large differences. There hardly is any cooling effect during the summer and during the winter the cold is less moderated. The south western part of Afghanistan has a combination of a warm steppe climate and a warm desert climate. The north eastern part has a cold steppe climate. The climate types are Bwh, Bwk, Bsh and Bsk according to the Köppen climate classification.
 

Climate information of places and areas in Afghanistan
The climate information on this page is only brief. Specific information about weather and climate can be found on the climate pages per area or town. As for Afghanistan the following climate information is available:

Hot summers
The summer months in Afghanistan are characterized by hot and dry days. In June, July and August night times are warm as well. During the night in the lower areas temperatures are between 22-28 degrees Celsius on average. At an altitude of more than 3000 meters it may be colder. During the summer hot winds often blow reaching speeds of over 150 kilometers per hour and bringing lots of dust from Iran. These winds are known as “Seistan” or “120-days winds”. In July maximum temperatures between 36-43 degrees are not uncommon. From August on temperatures are less high. In October the wetter and colder winter season starts.

Little precipitation
Within Afghanistan precipitation figures are low. Most of the rain falls during the winter. The northern part gets a little more rain during April and May. The capital of Kabul only gets 350mm of rain per year. Kandahar only gets 198mm of rain per year and the driest regions in the south western part bordering Iran are even drier. Zaranj gets less than 50mm of rain per year and during some years even less than 20mm.

Climate figures
Throughout Afghanistan different climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The data in the table below are for the capital of Kabul and can’t be seen as an average for Afghanistan. Please visit the individual climate pages for climate figures on other places in Afghanistan.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	5	-7	6	2		n/a
February	6	-6	6	3		n/a
March	12	1	7	10		n/a
April	19	6	8	11		n/a
May	24	9	10	8		n/a
June	30	12	12	1		n/a
July	32	15	12	2		n/a
August	32	14	11	1		n/a
September	29	9	10	1		n/a
October	22	4	9	2		n/a
November	15	-1	8	4		n/a
December	8	-5	6	3		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-2 inches ● = 2-12 inches ● = 12-24 inches ● = 25-40 inches ● = 41-80 inches ● = over 80 inches

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