Asmar climate — normals and trends
Asmar (Afghanistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 957 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Asmar averages 108 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Asmar has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 130 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 8 June 1947) and the coldest -21.1 °C (on 7 January 2006).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 35.03°, 71.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
957mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.1 °C
8 June 1947
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
7 January 2006
Wettest day
132 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
14.1 km/h
29 December 1960
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
11 March 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
9 July 2006
Coldest feels-like
-26.9 °C
10 January 1967
Snowiest day
41.9 cm
19 February 1979
Sunniest day
13.9 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +5.5 °C | 53 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 10.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 102 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 146 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 40 mm | -72 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 58 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 168 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 185 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 81 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 58 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Asmar?
Asmar has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 957 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Asmar?
The hottest day measured in Asmar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Asmar?
The coldest day measured in Asmar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2006, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Asmar?
Yes. Asmar gets on average 121.6 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Asmar warmed?
Yes: Asmar warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Asmar?
The wettest day measured in Asmar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Asmar?
The windiest day measured in Asmar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1960, with winds reaching 14.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Asmar?
The warmest month in Asmar is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Asmar?
Asmar receives on average 957 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Asmar?
Asmar gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Asmar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Asmar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1979, with 41.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Asmar?
Yes: Asmar has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Asmar?
In Asmar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 9 July 2006, and the lowest was -26.9 °C on 10 January 1967.
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