Bamyan climate — normals and trends
Bamyan (Afghanistan) has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Dsc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 334 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 (12.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Bamyan averages 230 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Bamyan has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 242 to 218 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.5 °C (on 2 August 1984) and the coldest -37.8 °C (on 13 January 2023).
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
BamyanBamyan
- coords
- 34.82°, 67.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.0°C
Average daily high
5.2°C
Average daily low
-5.3°C
Annual rainfall
334mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
230 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
176.0 cm
Average feels-like high
2.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
26.5 °C
2 August 1984
Coldest day
-37.8 °C
13 January 2023
Wettest day
42 mm
27 July 2015
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
4 November 2022
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
23 February 2015
Hottest feels-like
25.9 °C
18 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-42.7 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
17 March 1957
Sunniest day
13.6 h
18 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 53 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | -8.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | -3.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 46 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 7.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 22 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 28 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 17.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 4.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 52 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bamyan?
Bamyan has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.0 °C and it receives 334 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bamyan?
The hottest day measured in Bamyan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1984, reaching 26.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bamyan?
The coldest day measured in Bamyan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, at -37.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bamyan?
Yes. Bamyan gets on average 176.0 cm of snow per year and has around 230 frost days.
Has the climate of Bamyan warmed?
Yes: Bamyan warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bamyan?
The wettest day measured in Bamyan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2015, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bamyan?
The windiest day measured in Bamyan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2022, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bamyan?
The warmest month in Bamyan is July (12.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bamyan?
Bamyan receives on average 334 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bamyan?
Bamyan gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bamyan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bamyan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1957, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bamyan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bamyan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bamyan?
In Bamyan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.9 °C on 18 July 1997, and the lowest was -42.7 °C on 13 January 2023.
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