Annual mean 20°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind W
Warmest
38.5 °C
Coldest
10.7 °C
Wettest
73%
Windiest
3.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kandahār over the whole year is 20°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 38°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kandahār runs from January to March, peaking in March with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to December; July is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Kandahār are highest in February, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kandahār come in September, when the sky is typically 2% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 42%.
Month by month Kandahār climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
11°C
3°C
7°C
49%
38%
3.0 m/s
7
0
53
February
14°C
6°C
10°C
42%
41%
3.1 m/s
21
0
64
March
20°C
10°C
16°C
54%
42%
2.6 m/s
58
6
69
April
27°C
16°C
23°C
17%
39%
2.5 m/s
66
39
43
May
32°C
21°C
27°C
4%
24%
2.7 m/s
44
68
16
June
37°C
25°C
32°C
1%
4%
2.7 m/s
9
54
4
July
38°C
27°C
34°C
0%
10%
2.5 m/s
4
40
3
August
36°C
24°C
32°C
0%
9%
2.3 m/s
14
61
3
September
32°C
18°C
27°C
0%
2%
2.2 m/s
51
77
15
October
26°C
12°C
21°C
1%
6%
1.8 m/s
85
27
60
November
18°C
7°C
15°C
27%
26%
1.5 m/s
51
2
81
December
14°C
3°C
10°C
7%
21%
1.8 m/s
21
0
71
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kandahār weather by season
Year round, Kandahār has days of about 11°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 38°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kandahār weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow 4°CRain 33%
Winter in Kandahār has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Kandahār weather in springMarch to May
High 26°CLow 16°CRain 25%
Spring in Kandahār has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Kandahār weather in summerJune to August
High 37°CLow 26°CRain 0%
Summer in Kandahār has typical daily highs of about 37°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Kandahār weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 12°CRain 9%
Autumn in Kandahār has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kandahār?
The rainy (wet) season in Kandahār runs from January to March, peaking in March with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to December; July is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Kandahār windiest?
Winds in Kandahār are highest in February, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kandahār year round?
The average temperature in Kandahār over the whole year is 20°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 38°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.