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Afghanistan · Regional climate

Helmandwhen to go

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

Range
15–41 °C
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+9.1°C vs. Afghanistan mean
Country
Afghanistan
TZ
Asia/Kabul
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12-month climate · Helmand

How the year moves in Helmand

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Helmand 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 climatologyHelmand, Afghanistan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (14.6), highest in July (41.3). Monthly means: 14.6, 18.6, 24.0, 30.4, 35.7, 40.0, 41.3, 38.7, 35.5, 29.0, 21.4, 16.9.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January14.6
February18.6
March24.0
April30.4
May35.7
June40.0
July41.3
August38.7
September35.5
October29.0
November21.4
December16.9
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyHelmand, Afghanistan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in September (0), highest in January (31). Monthly means: 31, 28, 28, 15, 3, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 7, 9.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January31
February28
March28
April15
May3
June0
July1
August0
September0
October1
November7
December9
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyHelmand, Afghanistan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in January (7.8), highest in June (10.5). Monthly means: 7.8, 8.5, 8.9, 9.7, 10.3, 10.5, 9.8, 9.7, 9.5, 9.2, 8.3, 8.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.8
February8.5
March8.9
April9.7
May10.3
June10.5
July9.8
August9.7
September9.5
October9.2
November8.3
December8.0
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