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Afghanistan · Month guide
Afghanistan in January
Around 5 °C with 45 mm of rain and 7.6 hours of sun a day.
January is a mixed month for Afghanistan — worth planning around specific regions. Around 5 °C with 45 mm of rain and 7.6 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 · January
What the weather usually does
Afghanistan · typical month
- Day / night-6 – 5 °CYear range -6 – 33 °C
- Rainfall45 mmYear range 5 – 62 mm
- Sunshine7.6 hr / dayYear range 7.4 – 10.5 hr / day
34 regions · current month
Afghanistan, taken apart
- Badakhshan-11°C now · -11–17 °C yr
- Badghis5°C now · 5–30 °C yr
- Baghlan0°C now · 0–26 °C yr
- Balkh9°C now · 9–36 °C yr
- Bamyan-8°C now · -8–22 °C yr
- Farah13°C now · 13–41 °C yr
- Faryab5°C now · 5–32 °C yr
- Ghazni-1°C now · -1–28 °C yr
- Ghōr-4°C now · -4–26 °C yr
- Helmand15°C now · 15–41 °C yr
- Herat9°C now · 9–35 °C yr
- Jowzjan10°C now · 10–39 °C yr
- Kabul2°C now · 2–30 °C yr
- Kandahar13°C now · 13–40 °C yr
- Kapisa3°C now · 3–30 °C yr
- Khost9°C now · 9–30 °C yr
- Kunar6°C now · 6–27 °C yr
- Kunduz10°C now · 10–40 °C yr
- Laghman6°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- Logar1°C now · 1–29 °C yr
- Maidan Wardak-6°C now · -6–25 °C yr
- Nangarhar10°C now · 10–32 °C yr
- Nimruz17°C now · 17–44 °C yr
- Nuristan-9°C now · -9–19 °C yr
- Paktia1°C now · 1–26 °C yr
- Paktika6°C now · 6–31 °C yr
- Parwan-10°C now · -10–19 °C yr
- Parwan-3°C now · -3–25 °C yr
- Samangan1°C now · 1–27 °C yr
- Sar-e Pol-2°C now · -2–25 °C yr
- Takhar2°C now · 2–29 °C yr
- Urozgan5°C now · 5–34 °C yr
- Urozgan-3°C now · -3–29 °C yr
- Zabul6°C now · 6–34 °C yr
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1 | -6.4 | -11.8 | 11.2 |
| February | 8.0 | -3.7 | -9.4 | 15.4 |
| March | 13.7 | 1.9 | -4.9 | 20.5 |
| April | 20.2 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 26.8 |
| May | 25.8 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 30.4 |
| June | 30.4 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 34.1 |
| July | 32.5 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 35.0 |
| August | 30.7 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 33.9 |
| September | 27.7 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 30.9 |
| October | 20.8 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 25.0 |
| November | 13.2 | 0.3 | -5.3 | 20.3 |
| December | 8.2 | -4.0 | -8.9 | 13.4 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 45 |
| February | 49 |
| March | 62 |
| April | 49 |
| May | 31 |
| June | 12 |
| July | 13 |
| August | 11 |
| September | 5 |
| October | 11 |
| November | 22 |
| December | 20 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 7.6 |
| February | 8.3 |
| March | 8.6 |
| April | 9.3 |
| May | 9.9 |
| June | 10.5 |
| July | 9.9 |
| August | 9.8 |
| September | 9.6 |
| October | 8.8 |
| November | 7.7 |
| December | 7.4 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9 | 6.0 | 11.0 |
| February | 8.5 | 6.3 | 11.8 |
| March | 8.8 | 6.4 | 12.2 |
| April | 9.0 | 6.7 | 12.5 |
| May | 10.1 | 7.5 | 13.4 |
| June | 11.5 | 8.7 | 14.5 |
| July | 12.0 | 9.6 | 14.7 |
| August | 11.6 | 9.3 | 14.1 |
| September | 9.8 | 7.4 | 12.5 |
| October | 8.5 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| November | 7.3 | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| December | 7.2 | 5.7 | 9.9 |
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