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Afghanistan in April

Around 20 °C with 49 mm of rain and 9.3 hours of sun a day.

April is one of the strongest months to visit Afghanistan. Around 20 °C with 49 mm of rain and 9.3 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Afghanistan · April
What the weather usually does

Afghanistan · typical month

  • Day / night
    7 – 20 °C
    Year range -6 – 33 °C
  • Rainfall
    49 mm
    Year range 5 – 62 mm
  • Sunshine
    9.3 hr / day
    Year range 7.4 – 10.5 hr / day
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Afghanistan, taken apart

Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Afghanistan

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Do not travel
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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CA

Do not travel

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UK

Do not travel

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US

Do not travel

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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

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Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyAfghanistan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (5.1), highest in July (32.5). Monthly means: 5.1, 8.0, 13.7, 20.2, 25.8, 30.4, 32.5, 30.7, 27.7, 20.8, 13.2, 8.2.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January5.1-6.4-11.811.2
February8.0-3.7-9.415.4
March13.71.9-4.920.5
April20.27.32.226.8
May25.812.28.630.4
June30.416.312.834.1
July32.519.217.035.0
August30.717.014.233.9
September27.712.89.330.9
October20.86.32.125.0
November13.20.3-5.320.3
December8.2-4.0-8.913.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyAfghanistan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in September (5), highest in March (62). Monthly means: 45, 49, 62, 49, 31, 12, 13, 11, 5, 11, 22, 20.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January45
February49
March62
April49
May31
June12
July13
August11
September5
October11
November22
December20
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyAfghanistan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (7.4), highest in June (10.5). Monthly means: 7.6, 8.3, 8.6, 9.3, 9.9, 10.5, 9.9, 9.8, 9.6, 8.8, 7.7, 7.4.
View data table
MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.6
February8.3
March8.6
April9.3
May9.9
June10.5
July9.9
August9.8
September9.6
October8.8
November7.7
December7.4
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyAfghanistan. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in December (7.2), highest in July (12.0). Monthly means: 7.9, 8.5, 8.8, 9.0, 10.1, 11.5, 12.0, 11.6, 9.8, 8.5, 7.3, 7.2.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January7.96.011.0
February8.56.311.8
March8.86.412.2
April9.06.712.5
May10.17.513.4
June11.58.714.5
July12.09.614.7
August11.69.314.1
September9.87.412.5
October8.56.211.7
November7.35.510.0
December7.25.79.9
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March

Around 14 °C with 61 mm of rain and 8.6 hours of sun a day.

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May

Around 26 °C with 31 mm of rain and 9.9 hours of sun a day.

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