Baraki Barak climate — normals and trends
Baraki Barak (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 304 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Baraki Barak averages 131 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 55 rainy days per year.
Baraki Barak has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 147 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 22 July 1967) and the coldest -28.0 °C (on 20 January 2012).
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
Baraki BarakLogar
- coords
- 33.97°, 68.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
304mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
29.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
55 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
35.9 °C
22 July 1967
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
20 January 2012
Wettest day
35 mm
12 April 2024
Windiest day
30.5 km/h
30 April 1985
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
14 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
18 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
20 January 2012
Snowiest day
21.3 cm
9 February 2007
Sunniest day
13.5 h
7 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 51 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 9 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 13.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 31 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baraki Barak?
Baraki Barak has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 304 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baraki Barak?
The hottest day measured in Baraki Barak between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baraki Barak?
The coldest day measured in Baraki Barak between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 2012, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Baraki Barak?
Yes. Baraki Barak gets on average 95.2 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Baraki Barak warmed?
Yes: Baraki Barak warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baraki Barak?
The wettest day measured in Baraki Barak between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2024, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baraki Barak?
The windiest day measured in Baraki Barak between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1985, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baraki Barak?
The warmest month in Baraki Barak is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Baraki Barak?
Baraki Barak receives on average 304 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 55 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baraki Barak?
Baraki Barak gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baraki Barak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baraki Barak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2007, with 21.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baraki Barak?
Yes: Baraki Barak has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baraki Barak?
In Baraki Barak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 18 July 1997, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 20 January 2012.
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