Herat climate guide

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Temperature in Herat (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
8°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Herat8
10°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Herat10
16°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Herat16
23°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Herat23
28°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Herat28
34°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Herat34
36°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Herat36
34°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Herat34
30°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Herat30
23°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Herat23
17°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Herat17
11°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Herat11
Min temperature (night-time)
-4°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Herat-4
-2°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Herat-2
3°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Herat3
8°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Herat8
12°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Herat12
16°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Herat16
19°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Herat19
17°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Herat17
11°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Herat11
6°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Herat6
0°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Herat0
-2°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Herat-2

Sunshine & Daylight in Herat

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
10 hours of daylight per day in January in Herat10
11 hours of daylight per day in February in Herat11
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Herat12
13 hours of daylight per day in April in Herat13
14 hours of daylight per day in May in Herat14
14 hours of daylight per day in June in Herat14
14 hours of daylight per day in July in Herat14
13 hours of daylight per day in August in Herat13
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Herat12
11 hours of daylight per day in October in Herat11
10 hours of daylight per day in November in Herat10
10 hours of daylight per day in December in Herat10

Rainfall in Herat

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
6 days with some rainfall in January in Herat6
8 days with some rainfall in February in Herat8
9 days with some rainfall in March in Herat9
8 days with some rainfall in April in Herat8
3 days with some rainfall in May in Herat3
0 days with some rainfall in June in Herat0
0 days with some rainfall in July in Herat0
0 days with some rainfall in August in Herat0
0 days with some rainfall in September in Herat0
1 day with some rainfall in October in Herat1
3 days with some rainfall in November in Herat3
5 days with some rainfall in December in Herat5
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
54 mm monthly rainfall in January in Herat54
63 mm monthly rainfall in February in Herat63
67 mm monthly rainfall in March in Herat67
42 mm monthly rainfall in April in Herat42
7 mm monthly rainfall in May in Herat7
0 mm monthly rainfall in June in Herat0
0 mm monthly rainfall in July in Herat0
0 mm monthly rainfall in August in Herat0
0 mm monthly rainfall in September in Herat0
3 mm monthly rainfall in October in Herat3
12 mm monthly rainfall in November in Herat12
42 mm monthly rainfall in December in Herat42

More climate for Herat

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in January in Herat3
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in February in Herat4
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in March in Herat6
UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High) in April in Herat9
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in May in Herat11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in June in Herat11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in July in Herat11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in August in Herat11
UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High) in September in Herat9
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in October in Herat6
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in November in Herat4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in December in Herat3
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Herat0
No heat & humidity in February in Herat0
No heat & humidity in March in Herat0
No heat & humidity in April in Herat0
Low heat & humidity in May in HeratL
High heat & humidity in June in HeratH
High heat & humidity in July in HeratH
High heat & humidity in August in HeratH
Moderate heat & humidity in September in HeratM
No heat & humidity in October in Herat0
No heat & humidity in November in Herat0
No heat & humidity in December in Herat0

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

What's the climate like in Herat?

Herat has a cold semi arid climate with hot dry summers.

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The climate guide for Herat, Afghanistan shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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