Eslam Qaleh climate — normals and trends
Eslam Qaleh (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 206 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 (30.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Eslam Qaleh averages 51 frost days, 133 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.
Eslam Qaleh 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 59 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 6 July 1998) and the coldest -23.5 °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
Eslam QalehHerat
- coords
- 34.67°, 61.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
206mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
27.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
133 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
35 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
45.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
45.5 °C
6 July 1998
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
13 January 2023
Wettest day
68 mm
25 March 1960
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
19 March 1980
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
19 March 1980
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
6 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-29.5 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
23 January 1957
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 22 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 20.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +7.2 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 33.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 38.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 36.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 20.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 13.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 93 mm | +66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eslam Qaleh?
Eslam Qaleh has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 206 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eslam Qaleh?
The hottest day measured in Eslam Qaleh between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1998, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eslam Qaleh?
The coldest day measured in Eslam Qaleh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Eslam Qaleh?
Yes. Eslam Qaleh gets on average 24.0 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Eslam Qaleh warmed?
Yes: Eslam Qaleh warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eslam Qaleh?
The wettest day measured in Eslam Qaleh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1960, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eslam Qaleh?
The windiest day measured in Eslam Qaleh between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1980, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eslam Qaleh?
The warmest month in Eslam Qaleh is July (30.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Eslam Qaleh?
Eslam Qaleh receives on average 206 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eslam Qaleh?
Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eslam Qaleh between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1957, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eslam Qaleh?
Yes: Eslam Qaleh has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eslam Qaleh?
In Eslam Qaleh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 6 July 1998, and the lowest was -29.5 °C on 13 January 2023.
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