Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kabul, Afghanistan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kabul, Afghanistan, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 1988-06-25; its coldest fell to -24°C on 2012-02-06.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
17°C1987-01-26
-9°C2023-01-12
2°C2004-01-15
-22°C2023-01-13
February
20°C2008-02-27
-8°C1984-02-19
6°C2016-02-29
-24°C2012-02-06
March
28°C2018-03-31
-3°C2024-03-02
9°C2000-03-27
-17°C2024-03-03
April
31°C2025-04-29
0°C1994-04-06
13°C2000-04-22
-11°C1994-04-07
May
36°C1984-05-31
10°C2003-05-02
16°C2004-05-16
-5°C1989-05-02
June
39°C1988-06-25
16°C2022-06-21
20°C2007-06-25
5°C2010-06-05
July
38°C1997-07-17
24°C2010-07-29
21°C1988-07-29
8°C2001-07-30
August
37°C1983-08-01
19°C2022-08-25
21°C1982-08-02
6°C1996-08-31
September
34°C1987-09-06
15°C1994-09-22
17°C1998-09-05
0°C1991-09-30
October
30°C1985-10-02
9°C2020-10-13
13°C2021-10-01
-4°C1982-10-26
November
26°C2024-11-06
0°C1995-11-28
10°C2024-11-06
-12°C1982-11-16
December
20°C1998-12-13
-7°C1990-12-29
7°C2016-12-07
-19°C2006-12-06

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
20°C1998-12-13
-9°C2023-01-12
7°C2016-12-07
-24°C2012-02-06
Spring (Mar–May)
36°C1984-05-31
-3°C2024-03-02
16°C2004-05-16
-17°C2024-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
39°C1988-06-25
16°C2022-06-21
21°C1988-07-29
5°C2010-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C1987-09-06
0°C1995-11-28
17°C1998-09-05
-12°C1982-11-16

All-time records

The most extreme value Kabul has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 39°C 1988-06-25
Lowest -9°C 2023-01-12

Low

Highest 21°C 1988-07-29
Lowest -24°C 2012-02-06

Feels-like

Highest 39°C 1994-07-22
Lowest -36°C 2023-01-13

Humidity

Highest 13.6 g/m³ 2022-07-22
Lowest 0.4 g/m³ 1988-11-18

Wind

Highest 65 km/h 2012-03-20
Lowest 5 km/h 2014-05-05

Precip

Wettest 153 mm 2021-09-21
Driest 131-day dry spell 1983-08-05

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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