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Balkhwhen to go

Regional slice of Afghanistan with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Apr · May · Sep.

Range
9–36 °C
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+3.2°C vs. Afghanistan mean
Country
Afghanistan
TZ
Asia/Kabul
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12-month climate · Balkh

How the year moves in Balkh

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Balkh itself rather than over Afghanistan as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyBalkh, Afghanistan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (8.7), highest in July (36.5). Monthly means: 8.7, 12.0, 18.1, 23.9, 29.9, 34.6, 36.5, 33.6, 29.8, 22.5, 15.0, 10.2.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January8.7
February12.0
March18.1
April23.9
May29.9
June34.6
July36.5
August33.6
September29.8
October22.5
November15.0
December10.2
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyBalkh, Afghanistan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (0), highest in March (51). Monthly means: 38, 43, 51, 45, 24, 3, 0, 0, 1, 11, 27, 20.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January38
February43
March51
April45
May24
June3
July0
August0
September1
October11
November27
December20
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyBalkh, Afghanistan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (6.0), highest in July (10.8). Monthly means: 6.3, 7.0, 7.5, 8.5, 9.6, 10.8, 10.8, 10.4, 9.7, 8.3, 6.6, 6.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.3
February7.0
March7.5
April8.5
May9.6
June10.8
July10.8
August10.4
September9.7
October8.3
November6.6
December6.0
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