Baghlan climate — normals and trends
Baghlan (Afghanistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 477 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Baghlan averages 69 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Baghlan has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 27 January 1973).
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
BaghlanBaghlan
- coords
- 36.13°, 68.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
477mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
43.6 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
27 January 1973
Wettest day
56 mm
27 April 1984
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
4 April 2021
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
18 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
27 January 1973
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
24 February 2015
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 54 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 71 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 105 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | -60 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 33 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baghlan?
Baghlan has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baghlan?
The hottest day measured in Baghlan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baghlan?
The coldest day measured in Baghlan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Baghlan?
Yes. Baghlan gets on average 54.2 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Baghlan warmed?
Yes: Baghlan warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baghlan?
The wettest day measured in Baghlan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1984, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baghlan?
The windiest day measured in Baghlan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2021, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baghlan?
The warmest month in Baghlan is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Baghlan?
Baghlan receives on average 477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baghlan?
Baghlan 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 Baghlan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baghlan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2015, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baghlan?
Yes: Baghlan has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baghlan?
In Baghlan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 27 January 1973.
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