Herat, Herat Climate
Afghanistan
Pop. 574,300 Elev. 927 m / 3,041 ft
TZ: Asia/Kabul (UTC+4:30) ·
Herat is largely arid, with hot summers peaking at 98°F (37°C) in July and cold winters around 29°F (-2°C) in January. Precipitation occurs on roughly 15 days per year (7.8 in / 199 mm total), with 7 in (172 mm) of annual snowfall. With 293 sunny days per year, it ranks among the sunniest places to live.
| Temperature | 37°C (98°F) high | -2°C (29°F) low |
| Feels like | -2°C (29°F) low | |
| Rain | 15 days | 199 mm (7.8 in) /yr |
| Snow | 0 days | 172 mm (6.8 in) /yr |
| Sky | 293 sunny | 10 stormy |
| Wind | 2.4 m/s (5.4 mph) avg |
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Best months to visit: Apr, Oct, Nov
Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
47
Jan 38
Feb 34
Mar 27
Apr 5
May 4
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 4
Oct 8
Nov 47
Dec Humidity (%)
59
Jan 58
Feb 50
Mar 29
Apr 26
May 24
Jun 19
Jul 21
Aug 24
Sep 24
Oct 25
Nov 53
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C 49°F | -2°C 29°F | 20 mm 0.8 in | 130 mm5.1 in | 15 |
| February | 13°C 55°F | 1°C 33°F | 61 mm 2.4 in | 21 mm0.8 in | 14 |
| March | 18°C 65°F | 4°C 39°F | 37 mm 1.4 in | 2 mm0.1 in | 19 |
| April | 29°C 85°F | 13°C 55°F | 4 mm 0.1 in | — | 23 |
| May | 33°C 92°F | 16°C 61°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| June | 34°C 93°F | 17°C 63°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 29 |
| July | 37°C 98°F | 21°C 70°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 31 |
| August | 35°C 95°F | 18°C 64°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 31 |
| September | 33°C 91°F | 14°C 57°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| October | 27°C 81°F | 9°C 47°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| November | 19°C 67°F | 1°C 33°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 28 |
| December | 14°C 57°F | 2°C 35°F | 78 mm 3.1 in | 21 mm0.8 in | 13 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 0 |
| February | 14 | 5 |
| March | 19 | 3 |
| April | 23 | 0 |
| May | 30 | 0 |
| June | 29 | 0 |
| July | 31 | 0 |
| August | 31 | 0 |
| September | 30 | 0 |
| October | 30 | 0 |
| November | 28 | 0 |
| December | 13 | 2 |