Editing Geography of Afghanistan (section)

==Climate==
{{See also|Climate change in Afghanistan}}
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map v2 AFG 1991–2020.svg|thumb|369x369px|Köppen–Geiger climate classification map at 1-km resolution for Afghanistan 1991–2020]]
Rainfall in Afghanistan is very scarce, and mainly only affects the northern highlands, arriving in March and April. Rainfall in the more arid lowlands is rare, and can be very unpredictable.<ref>{{cite web |title=Afghanistan |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226769/m2/1/high_res_d/Afghanistan.hires.report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006040624/http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226769/m2/1/high_res_d/Afghanistan.hires.report.pdf |archive-date=2016-10-06 |access-date=2017-12-19 |website=UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles}}</ref>  Marked characteristics are the great differences of summer and winter temperature and of day and night temperature, as well as the extent to which change of climate can be attained by slight change of place. The Afghan climate is a dry one. The sun shines for three-fourths of the year, and the nights are clearer than the days.[[File:Wakhan, Badakhshan.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Wakhan District]] of [[Badakhshan Province]], which connects Afghanistan with neighboring [[Tajikistan]] in the north, [[China]] in the east and [[Pakistan]] in the south.]]Taking the highlands of the country as a whole, there is no great difference between the mean temperature of Afghanistan and that of the lower [[Himalaya]]. However, a remarkable feature of the Afghan climate is its extreme temperature range within limited periods. The smallest daily range in the north is when the weather is cold; the greatest is when it is hot. For seven months of the year (from May to November) this range exceeds 17&nbsp;°C (31&nbsp;°F) daily. Waves of intense cold occur, lasting for several days, and one may have to endure temperatures of {{convert|-24|°C|°F|0}}, rising to a maximum of {{convert|-8|°C|°F|0}}. At Ghazni the snow has been known to stay long beyond the vernal equinox; the temperatures sink as low as {{convert|-25|°C|°F|0}}. Oral tradition tells of the destruction of the entire population of Ghazni by snowstorms on more than one occasion.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} On the other hand, the summer temperature is exceedingly high, especially in the Oxus regions, where a shade maximum of {{convert|45|-|50|C|F|0}} is not uncommon.

The summer heat is strong in the [[Sistan Basin]], [[Jalalabad]] and [[Afghan Turkestan|Turkestan]]. The [[simoom]] wind occurs in Kandahar province during the summer. The hot season is rendered more intense by frequent dust storms and strong winds; whilst the bare rocky ridges that traverse the country, absorbing heat by day and radiating it by night, render the summer nights most oppressive. In Kabul the heat is tempered occasionally by cool breezes from the [[Hindu Kush]], and the nights are usually cool. In Kandahar snow seldom falls on the plains or lower hills; when it does, it melts at once.

The combination of hot summers and bitterly cold winters has been noted comparable to the U.S. state of [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Robson |first1=Barbara |title=The Afghans: Their History and Culture |url=http://www.culturalorientation.net/content/download/2137/12309/version/1/file/The+Afghans+Culture+Profile.pdf |publisher=The Center for Applied Linguistics; The Cultural Orientation Resource Center |last2=Lipson |first2=Juliene |last3=Younos |first3=Farid |last4=Mehdi |first4=Mariam}}</ref>

The summer rains that accompany the southwest monsoon in India, beat along the southern slopes of the Himalaya, and travel up the Kabul valley as far as Laghman, though they are more clearly felt in [[Bajour]] and [[Panjkora]], under the [[Hindu Kush]], and in the eastern branches of [[Safed Koh]]. Rain also falls at this season at the head of [[Kurram Valley|Kurram valley]]. South of this the [[Suliman mountains]] may be taken as the western limit of the monsoon's action. It is not felt in the rest of Afghanistan, in which, as in the rest of western Asia, the winter rains and snow are the most considerable. The spring rain, though less copious, is more important to agriculture than the winter rain, unless where the latter falls in the form of snow. In the absence of monsoon influences there are steadier weather indications than in India. The north-west blizzards which occur in winter and spring are the most noticeable feature, and their influence is clearly felt on the Indian frontier.
===Examples===

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Kabul (1956–1983)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 18.8
|Feb record high C = 18.4
|Mar record high C = 26.7
|Apr record high C = 28.7
|May record high C = 33.5
|Jun record high C = 36.8
|Jul record high C = 37.8
|Aug record high C = 37.3
|Sep record high C = 35.1
|Oct record high C = 31.6
|Nov record high C = 24.4
|Dec record high C = 20.4
|year record high C = 37.8
|Jan high C = 4.5
|Feb high C = 5.5
|Mar high C = 12.5
|Apr high C = 19.2
|May high C = 24.4
|Jun high C = 30.2
|Jul high C = 32.1
|Aug high C = 32.0
|Sep high C = 28.5
|Oct high C = 22.4
|Nov high C = 15.0
|Dec high C = 8.3
|year high C = 19.5
|Jan mean C = -2.3
|Feb mean C = -0.7
|Mar mean C = 6.3
|Apr mean C = 12.8
|May mean C = 17.3
|Jun mean C = 22.8
|Jul mean C = 25.0
|Aug mean C = 24.1
|Sep mean C = 19.7
|Oct mean C = 13.1
|Nov mean C = 5.9
|Dec mean C = 0.6
|year mean C = 12.1
|Jan low C = −7.1
|Feb low C = −5.7
|Mar low C = 0.7
|Apr low C = 6.0
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 12.4
|Jul low C = 15.3
|Aug low C = 14.3
|Sep low C = 9.4
|Oct low C = 3.9
|Nov low C = −1.2
|Dec low C = −4.7
|year low C = 4.3
|Jan record low C = -25.5
|Feb record low C = -24.8
|Mar record low C = -12.6
|Apr record low C = -2.1
|May record low C = 0.4
|Jun record low C = 3.1
|Jul record low C = 7.5
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = -3.0
|Nov record low C = -9.4
|Dec record low C = -18.9
|year record low C = -25.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 34.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 60.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 67.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 71.9
|May precipitation mm = 23.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 1.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 6.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 3.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 18.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 21.6
|year precipitation mm = 312.0
|Jan rain days = 2
|Feb rain days = 3
|Mar rain days = 10
|Apr rain days = 11
|May rain days = 8
|Jun rain days = 1
|Jul rain days = 2
|Aug rain days = 1
|Sep rain days = 1
|Oct rain days = 2
|Nov rain days = 4
|Dec rain days = 3
|year rain days = 48
|Jan snow days = 7
|Feb snow days = 6
|Mar snow days = 3
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 4
|year snow days = 20
|Jan humidity = 68
|Feb humidity = 70
|Mar humidity = 65
|Apr humidity = 61
|May humidity = 48
|Jun humidity = 36
|Jul humidity = 37
|Aug humidity = 38
|Sep humidity = 39
|Oct humidity = 42
|Nov humidity = 52
|Dec humidity = 63
|year humidity = 52
|Jan sun = 177.2
|Feb sun = 178.6
|Mar sun = 204.5
|Apr sun = 232.5
|May sun = 310.3
|Jun sun = 353.4
|Jul sun = 356.8
|Aug sun = 339.7
|Sep sun = 303.9
|Oct sun = 282.6
|Nov sun = 253.2
|Dec sun = 182.4
|year sun = 3175.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAAKabul>{{cite web
| url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40948.TXT
| title = Kabul Climate Normals 1956–1983
| access-date = 2013-03-30
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Jalalabad
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 25.0
|Feb record high C = 28.8
|Mar record high C = 34.5
|Apr record high C = 40.5
|May record high C = 45.4
|Jun record high C = 47.5
|Jul record high C = 44.7
|Aug record high C = 42.4
|Sep record high C = 41.2
|Oct record high C = 38.2
|Nov record high C = 32.4
|Dec record high C = 25.4
|Jan high C = 15.9
|Feb high C = 17.9
|Mar high C = 22.5
|Apr high C = 28.3
|May high C = 34.7
|Jun high C = 40.4
|Jul high C = 39.3
|Aug high C = 38.0
|Sep high C = 35.2
|Oct high C = 30.5
|Nov high C = 23.3
|Dec high C = 17.5
|Jan mean C = 8.5
|Feb mean C = 10.9
|Mar mean C = 16.3
|Apr mean C = 21.9
|May mean C = 27.7
|Jun mean C = 32.7
|Jul mean C = 32.8
|Aug mean C = 31.9
|Sep mean C = 28.1
|Oct mean C = 22.2
|Nov mean C = 14.9
|Dec mean C = 9.5
|Jan low C = 2.9
|Feb low C = 5.6
|Mar low C = 10.5
|Apr low C = 15.3
|May low C = 19.8
|Jun low C = 24.7
|Jul low C = 26.7
|Aug low C = 26.2
|Sep low C = 21.4
|Oct low C = 14.4
|Nov low C = 6.9
|Dec low C = 3.5
|Jan record low C = −14.1
|Feb record low C = -9.5
|Mar record low C = -1.0
|Apr record low C = 6.1
|May record low C = 10.6
|Jun record low C = 13.5
|Jul record low C = 19.0
|Aug record low C = 17.5
|Sep record low C = 11.0
|Oct record low C = 2.7
|Nov record low C = −4.5
|Dec record low C = −5.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 18.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 24.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 36.4
|May precipitation mm = 16.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 1.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 6.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 7.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 8.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 3.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 8.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 12.1
|Jan sun = 180.9
|Feb sun = 182.7
|Mar sun = 207.1
|Apr sun = 227.8
|May sun = 304.8
|Jun sun = 339.6
|Jul sun = 325.9
|Aug sun = 299.7
|Sep sun = 293.6
|Oct sun = 277.6
|Nov sun = 231.0
|Dec sun = 185.6
|Jan rain days = 4
|Feb rain days = 5
|Mar rain days = 8
|Apr rain days = 8
|May rain days = 4
|Jun rain days = 1
|Jul rain days = 1
|Aug rain days = 1
|Sep rain days = 1
|Oct rain days = 1
|Nov rain days = 2
|Dec rain days = 3
|Jan humidity = 61
|Feb humidity = 60
|Mar humidity = 62
|Apr humidity = 59
|May humidity = 47
|Jun humidity = 40
|Jul humidity = 52
|Aug humidity = 58
|Sep humidity = 56
|Oct humidity = 55
|Nov humidity = 58
|Dec humidity = 63
|source 1 = NOAA (1964-1983) <ref name= JalalabadNOAA>{{cite web
  |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40954.TXT
  |title = Jalal Abad Climate Normals 1964-1983
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = December 25, 2012}}</ref>
|date=February 2013}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Herāt
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 24.4
|Feb record high C = 27.6
|Mar record high C = 31.0
|Apr record high C = 37.8
|May record high C = 39.7
|Jun record high C = 44.6
|Jul record high C = 50.7
|Aug record high C = 42.7
|Sep record high C = 39.3
|Oct record high C = 37.0
|Nov record high C = 30.0
|Dec record high C = 26.5
|Jan high C = 9.1
|Feb high C = 11.9
|Mar high C = 17.9
|Apr high C = 24.0
|May high C = 29.6
|Jun high C = 35.0
|Jul high C = 36.7
|Aug high C = 35.1
|Sep high C = 31.4
|Oct high C = 25.0
|Nov high C = 17.8
|Dec high C = 12.0
|Jan mean C = 2.9
|Feb mean C = 5.5
|Mar mean C = 10.2
|Apr mean C = 16.3
|May mean C = 22.1
|Jun mean C = 27.2
|Jul mean C = 29.8
|Aug mean C = 28.0
|Sep mean C = 22.9
|Oct mean C = 16.1
|Nov mean C = 8.8
|Dec mean C = 4.7
|Jan low C = -2.9
|Feb low C = -0.6
|Mar low C = 3.8
|Apr low C = 9.1
|May low C = 13.3
|Jun low C = 18.2
|Jul low C = 21.2
|Aug low C = 19.2
|Sep low C = 13.2
|Oct low C = 7.4
|Nov low C = 1.0
|Dec low C = -1.4
|Jan record low C = −26.7
|Feb record low C = -20.5
|Mar record low C = −13.3
|Apr record low C = -2.3
|May record low C = 0.8
|Jun record low C = 9.7
|Jul record low C = 13.3
|Aug record low C = 8.4
|Sep record low C = 1.3
|Oct record low C = -5.6
|Nov record low C = −12.8
|Dec record low C = −22.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 51.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 44.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 55.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 29.2
|May precipitation mm = 9.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 1.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 10.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 35.8
|Jan sun = 149.3
|Feb sun = 153.5
|Mar sun = 202.5
|Apr sun = 235.7
|May sun = 329.6
|Jun sun = 362.6
|Jul sun = 378.6
|Aug sun = 344.8
|Sep sun = 323.2
|Oct sun = 274.0
|Nov sun = 235.0
|Dec sun = 143.1
|Jan rain days = 6
|Feb rain days = 8
|Mar rain days = 8
|Apr rain days = 7
|May rain days = 2
|Jun rain days = 0
|Jul rain days = 0
|Aug rain days = 0
|Sep rain days = 0
|Oct rain days = 1
|Nov rain days = 3
|Dec rain days = 5
|Jan snow days = 2
|Feb snow days = 2
|Mar snow days = 1
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 1
|Jan humidity = 72
|Feb humidity = 69
|Mar humidity = 62
|Apr humidity = 56
|May humidity = 45
|Jun humidity = 34
|Jul humidity = 30
|Aug humidity = 30
|Sep humidity = 34
|Oct humidity = 42
|Nov humidity = 55
|Dec humidity = 67
|source 1 = NOAA (1959–1983)<ref name= NOAAherat>{{cite web
  |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40938.TXT
  |title = Herat Climate Normals 1959-1983
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = December 25, 2012}}</ref>
|source 2 = Ogimet<ref>{{cite web
  |url = https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=40938&ano=2020&mes=7&day=20&hora=16&min=0&ndays=30
  |title = 40938: Herat (Afghanistan) Synop Summary
  |publisher = G. Ballester Vallor
  |access-date = July 21, 2020
  |archive-date = July 21, 2020
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200721211427/https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=40938&ano=2020&mes=7&day=20&hora=16&min=0&ndays=30
  |url-status = live
  }}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Kandahar (1964–1983)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 25.0
|Feb record high C = 26.0
|Mar record high C = 36.5
|Apr record high C = 37.1
|May record high C = 43.0
|Jun record high C = 45.0
|Jul record high C = 46.5
|Aug record high C = 44.5
|Sep record high C = 41.0
|Oct record high C = 37.5
|Nov record high C = 31.5
|Dec record high C = 26.0
|Jan high C = 12.2
|Feb high C = 14.8
|Mar high C = 21.6
|Apr high C = 28.1
|May high C = 34.1
|Jun high C = 39.1
|Jul high C = 40.2
|Aug high C = 38.2
|Sep high C = 34.0
|Oct high C = 27.5
|Nov high C = 21.0
|Dec high C = 15.4
|year high C = 27.2
|Jan mean C = 5.1
|Feb mean C = 7.8
|Mar mean C = 13.9
|Apr mean C = 20.2
|May mean C = 25.4
|Jun mean C = 30.0
|Jul mean C = 31.9
|Aug mean C = 29.4
|Sep mean C = 23.5
|Oct mean C = 17.5
|Nov mean C = 11.0
|Dec mean C = 7.3
|Jan low C =  0.0
|Feb low C =  2.4
|Mar low C =  7.1
|Apr low C = 12.3
|May low C = 15.8
|Jun low C = 19.5
|Jul low C = 22.5
|Aug low C = 20.0
|Sep low C = 13.5
|Oct low C =  8.5
|Nov low C =  3.3
|Dec low C =  1.0
|year low C = 10.5
|Jan record low C = −12.1
|Feb record low C = -10.0
|Mar record low C = −4.8
|Apr record low C = 2.0
|May record low C = 2.4
|Jun record low C = 8.5
|Jul record low C = 13.5
|Aug record low C = 9.0
|Sep record low C = 5.2
|Oct record low C = -2.2
|Nov record low C = −9.3
|Dec record low C = −11.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 54.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 42.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 18.7
|May precipitation mm =  2.2
|Jun precipitation mm =  0
|Jul precipitation mm =  2.3
|Aug precipitation mm =  1.0
|Sep precipitation mm =  0
|Oct precipitation mm =  2.3
|Nov precipitation mm =  7.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 20.0
|Jan precipitation days =  6
|Feb precipitation days =  6
|Mar precipitation days =  6
|Apr precipitation days =  4
|May precipitation days =  1
|Jun precipitation days =  0
|Jul precipitation days =  0
|Aug precipitation days =  0
|Sep precipitation days =  0
|Oct precipitation days =  1
|Nov precipitation days =  2
|Dec precipitation days =  3
|Jan sun = 198.4
|Feb sun = 183.6
|Mar sun = 235.6
|Apr sun = 255.0
|May sun = 347.2
|Jun sun = 369.0
|Jul sun = 341.0
|Aug sun = 337.9
|Sep sun = 324.0
|Oct sun = 306.9
|Nov sun = 264.0
|Dec sun = 217.0
|Jan humidity = 58
|Feb humidity = 59
|Mar humidity = 50
|Apr humidity = 41
|May humidity = 30
|Jun humidity = 23
|Jul humidity = 25
|Aug humidity = 25
|Sep humidity = 24
|Oct humidity = 29
|Nov humidity = 40
|Dec humidity = 52
|source 1 = NOAA (1964–1983)<ref name= NOAAKandahar>{{cite web
  |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40990.TXT
  |title = Kandahar Climate Normals 1964–1983
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = 26 December 2012}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

{{Weather box
| width        = auto
| location     = Zaranj
| metric first = Yes
| single line  = Yes
| collapsed = Yes 
| Jan record high C = 24.1
| Feb record high C = 30.6
| Mar record high C = 37.0
| Apr record high C = 45.0
| May record high C = 51.0
| Jun record high C = 49.7
| Jul record high C = 49.3
| Aug record high C = 50.0
| Sep record high C = 49.7
| Oct record high C = 42.0
| Nov record high C = 36.0
| Dec record high C = 27.8
| Jan high C = 14.3
| Feb high C = 18.7
| Mar high C = 25.0
| Apr high C = 32.6
| May high C = 37.3
| Jun high C = 42.8
| Jul high C = 42.5
| Aug high C = 41.3
| Sep high C = 37.0
| Oct high C = 31.2
| Nov high C = 23.1
| Dec high C = 17.7
| Jan mean C = 6.5
| Feb mean C = 10.0
| Mar mean C = 15.7
| Apr mean C = 23.3
| May mean C = 29.1
| Jun mean C = 33.4
| Jul mean C = 35.0
| Aug mean C = 32.3
| Sep mean C = 27.2
| Oct mean C = 21.9
| Nov mean C = 13.1
| Dec mean C = 8.7
| Jan low C = 0.1
| Feb low C = 2.9
| Mar low C = 7.7
| Apr low C = 14.7
| May low C = 20.0
| Jun low C = 25.2
| Jul low C = 27.3
| Aug low C = 24.9
| Sep low C = 18.5
| Oct low C = 12.3
| Nov low C = 4.8
| Dec low C = 0.7
| Jan record low C = −13.2
| Feb record low C = -8.2
| Mar record low C = −5.2
| Apr record low C = 1.0
| May record low C = 5.0
| Jun record low C = 16.0
| Jul record low C = 18.4
| Aug record low C = 13.2
| Sep record low C = 3.9
| Oct record low C = -2.7
| Nov record low C = −7.1
| Dec record low C = −8.8
| Jan precipitation mm = 19.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 9.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 11.2
| Apr precipitation mm = 2.4
| May precipitation mm = 0.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 1.2
| Nov precipitation mm = 1.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 5.1
| Jan rain days = 3
| Feb rain days = 2
| Mar rain days = 2
| Apr rain days = 2
| May rain days = 0
| Jun rain days = 0
| Jul rain days = 0
| Aug rain days = 0
| Sep rain days = 0
| Oct rain days = 0
| Nov rain days = 1
| Dec rain days = 1
| Jan humidity = 55
| Feb humidity = 50
| Mar humidity = 44
| Apr humidity = 40
| May humidity = 35
| Jun humidity = 29
| Jul humidity = 28
| Aug humidity = 29
| Sep humidity = 33
| Oct humidity = 41
| Nov humidity = 49
| Dec humidity = 54
| source 1 = NOAA (1969-1983)<ref name= ZaranjNOAA>{{cite web
  |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40986.TXT
  |title = Zaranj Climate Normals 1969-1983
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = December 26, 2012}}</ref> 
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location     = Mazar-i-Sharif
| metric first = Yes
| single line  = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 24.0
| Feb record high C = 28.6
| Mar record high C = 32.4
| Apr record high C = 37.8
| May record high C = 43.0
| Jun record high C = 45.6
| Jul record high C = 48.1
| Aug record high C = 46.0
| Sep record high C = 39.5
| Oct record high C = 37.0
| Nov record high C = 29.8
| Dec record high C = 24.4
| Jan high C = 8.0
| Feb high C = 10.7
| Mar high C = 16.3
| Apr high C = 24.3
| May high C = 31.2
| Jun high C = 37.0
| Jul high C = 38.9
| Aug high C = 36.9
| Sep high C = 31.9
| Oct high C = 24.7
| Nov high C = 16.4
| Dec high C = 10.8
| Jan mean C = 2.6
| Feb mean C = 5.1
| Mar mean C = 10.8
| Apr mean C = 17.9
| May mean C = 24.5
| Jun mean C = 29.9
| Jul mean C = 33.3
| Aug mean C = 29.9
| Sep mean C = 23.9
| Oct mean C = 16.7
| Nov mean C = 9.1
| Dec mean C = 5.1
| Jan low C = -2.1
| Feb low C = 0.0
| Mar low C = 5.1
| Apr low C = 11.3
| May low C = 16.6
| Jun low C = 22.5
| Jul low C = 25.9
| Aug low C = 23.8
| Sep low C = 17.1
| Oct low C = 9.4
| Nov low C = 3.2
| Dec low C = 0.0
| Jan record low C = −22.3
| Feb record low C = -24.0
| Mar record low C = −6.1
| Apr record low C = -0.8
| May record low C = 1.0
| Jun record low C = 11.4
| Jul record low C = 11.1
| Aug record low C = 13.7
| Sep record low C = 2.6
| Oct record low C = 4.5
| Nov record low C = −8.7
| Dec record low C = −15.5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 28.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 34.8
| Mar precipitation mm = 43.8
| Apr precipitation mm = 28.3
| May precipitation mm = 11.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 3.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 13.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 21.7
| Jan rain days = 4
| Feb rain days = 7
| Mar rain days = 10
| Apr rain days = 9
| May rain days = 4
| Jun rain days = 0
| Jul rain days = 0
| Aug rain days = 0
| Sep rain days = 0
| Oct rain days = 2
| Nov rain days = 4
| Dec rain days = 6
| Jan snow days = 4
| Feb snow days = 3
| Mar snow days = 1
| Apr snow days = 0
| May snow days = 0
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0
| Nov snow days = 0
| Dec snow days = 2
| Jan sun = 122.2
| Feb sun = 118.4
| Mar sun = 158.1
| Apr sun = 193.8
| May sun = 299.9
| Jun sun = 352.9
| Jul sun = 364.4
| Aug sun = 332.7
| Sep sun = 298.2
| Oct sun = 223.2
| Nov sun = 173.6
| Dec sun = 125.5
| Jan humidity = 79
| Feb humidity = 77
| Mar humidity = 72
| Apr humidity = 64
| May humidity = 44
| Jun humidity = 27
| Jul humidity = 25
| Aug humidity = 24
| Sep humidity = 28
| Oct humidity = 41
| Nov humidity = 62
| Dec humidity = 75
| source 1 = NOAA (1959–1983)<ref name=NOAAMazarisharif>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40911.TXT |title=Mazar-i-Sharif Climate Normals 1959-1983 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=December 25, 2012}}</ref>
| date     = September 2011
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Kunduz
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 21.2
|Feb record high C = 25.0
|Mar record high C = 32.8
|Apr record high C = 38.9
|May record high C = 42.2
|Jun record high C = 46.2
|Jul record high C = 45.3
|Aug record high C = 44.2
|Sep record high C = 39.2
|Oct record high C = 39.4
|Nov record high C = 28.4
|Dec record high C = 21.6
|Jan high C = 6.3
|Feb high C = 9.5
|Mar high C = 15.8
|Apr high C = 23.0
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 37.3
|Jul high C = 39.0
|Aug high C = 36.9
|Sep high C = 31.8
|Oct high C = 24.5
|Nov high C = 16.0
|Dec high C = 9.7
|Jan mean C = 1.6
|Feb mean C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 10.4
|Apr mean C = 17.2
|May mean C = 22.9
|Jun mean C = 29.3
|Jul mean C = 31.3
|Aug mean C = 29.2
|Sep mean C = 23.9
|Oct mean C = 16.9
|Nov mean C = 9.5
|Dec mean C = 4.4
|Jan low C = -2.4
|Feb low C = 0.0
|Mar low C = 5.7
|Apr low C = 11.6
|May low C = 15.7
|Jun low C = 20.9
|Jul low C = 23.3
|Aug low C = 21.5
|Sep low C = 16.3
|Oct low C = 10.6
|Nov low C = 4.1
|Dec low C = 0.0
|Jan record low C = −22.7
|Feb record low C = -23.1
|Mar record low C = −11.8
|Apr record low C = -2.1
|May record low C = 4.2
|Jun record low C = 12.5
|Jul record low C = 15.7
|Aug record low C = 12.6
|Sep record low C = 3.5
|Oct record low C = -2.0
|Nov record low C = −9.8
|Dec record low C = −20.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm =  44.0
|Feb precipitation mm =  56.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 76.7
|Apr precipitation mm =  54.4
|May precipitation mm =  29.8
|Jun precipitation mm =  0.1
|Jul precipitation mm =  1.3
|Aug precipitation mm =  0.3
|Sep precipitation mm =  0.1
|Oct precipitation mm =  7.3
|Nov precipitation mm =  23.7
|Dec precipitation mm =  28.4
|Jan rain days = 5
|Feb rain days = 6
|Mar rain days = 11
|Apr rain days = 10
|May rain days = 9
|Jun rain days = 1
|Jul rain days = 1
|Aug rain days = 0
|Sep rain days = 0
|Oct rain days = 3
|Nov rain days = 5
|Dec rain days = 6
|Jan snow days = 5
|Feb snow days = 4
|Mar snow days = 2
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 1
|Dec snow days = 2
|Jan sun = 114.4
|Feb sun = 114.6
|Mar sun = 158.9
|Apr sun = 201.0
|May sun = 276.5
|Jun sun = 332.1
|Jul sun = 340.2
|Aug sun = 315.5
|Sep sun = 289.7
|Oct sun = 221.8
|Nov sun = 169.3
|Dec sun = 118.3
|Jan humidity = 80
|Feb humidity = 75
|Mar humidity = 75
|Apr humidity = 71
|May humidity = 54
|Jun humidity = 31
|Jul humidity = 28
|Aug humidity = 29
|Sep humidity = 32
|Oct humidity = 44
|Nov humidity = 63
|Dec humidity = 76
|source = NOAA (1958-1983)<ref name=NOAAKondoz>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40913.TXT|title=Kunduz Climate Normals 1958-1983|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>
|date=September 2011
}}