Afghanistan has many different climates, but the most prevalent ones are BWh, BSh, Csa.
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Classifications
Classification | Count | Köppen-Geiger | Examples |
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Hot desert climates | 159 | BWh | Kandahar, Jalalabad, Lashkar Gah, Farah, Kuz Kunar |
Hot semi-arid climates | 156 | BSh | Chanarmasa hamlte, Torkani village, Kerker Dand (village), Khugakhel village, Ziarate Dag (village) |
Hot-summer Mediterranean climate | 142 | Csa | Maymana, Almar, Qala i Naw, Asadabad, Fayzabad |
Cold semi-arid climates | 81 | BSk | Kabul, Herat, Mazar i sharif, Kunduz, Taloqan |
Warm humid continental climate | 42 | Dsb | Maidan Shar, Darwaz, Shighnan, Arakht, Eshkashem |
Hot humid continental climate | 38 | Dsa | Ghazni, Pul-i-Alam, Baharak, Jurm, Ragh |
Warm-summer Mediterranean climate | 1 | Csb | Mohammad-hosayn Mena (village) |
Cold desert climates | 1 | BWk | Musa Qala |
Kandahar
Kandahar has a desert climate. During the year, there is virtually no rainfall. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as BWh. The average annual temperature in Kandahar is 18.8 °C. About 176 mm of precipitation falls annually.
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Jalalabad has a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year. This location is classified as BWh by Köppen and Geiger. The average temperature in Jalalabad is 21.5 °C. About 206 mm of precipitation falls annually.
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Lashkar Gah's climate is a desert one. There is virtually no rainfall all year long in Lashkar Gah. This location is classified as BWh by Köppen and Geiger. The temperature here averages 20.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 97 mm.
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Farah is considered to have a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year in Farah. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average temperature in Farah is 20.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 78 mm.
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Kuz Kunar is considered to have a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall all year long in Kuz Kunar. This location is classified as BWh by Köppen and Geiger. The temperature here averages 21.0 °C. About 268 mm of precipitation falls annually.
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- Badakhshan
- Badghis
- Baghlan
- Balkh
- Bamyan
- Daykundi
- Farah
- Faryab
- Ghazni
- Ghor
- Helmand
- Herat
- Jowzjan
- Kabul
- Kandahar
- Kapisa
- Khost
- Kunar
- Kunduz
- Laghman
- Logar
- Nangarhar
- Nimruz
- Nuristan
- Orūzgān
- Paktia
- Paktika
- Panjshir
- Parwan
- Samangan
- Sar-e Pol
- Takhar
- Wardak
- Zabul