Aybak climate — normals and trends
Aybak (Afghanistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 381 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Aybak averages 97 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Aybak has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 21 February 1984).
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
AybakSamangan
- coords
- 36.26°, 68.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
381mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.7 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
38.6 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
21 February 1984
Wettest day
42 mm
2 May 1960
Windiest day
28.1 km/h
20 June 1987
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
25 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-30.8 °C
10 February 1950
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
24 February 2015
Sunniest day
13.8 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 °C | -2.1 °C | 53 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 81 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 29 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aybak?
Aybak has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 381 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aybak?
The hottest day measured in Aybak between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aybak?
The coldest day measured in Aybak between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1984, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Aybak?
Yes. Aybak gets on average 75.7 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Aybak warmed?
Yes: Aybak warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aybak?
The wettest day measured in Aybak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1960, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aybak?
The windiest day measured in Aybak between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1987, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aybak?
The warmest month in Aybak is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Aybak?
Aybak receives on average 381 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aybak?
Aybak gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aybak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aybak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2015, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aybak?
Yes: Aybak has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aybak?
In Aybak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 24 June 1988, and the lowest was -30.8 °C on 10 February 1950.
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