Farah climate — normals and trends
Farah (Afghanistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 113 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 (35.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Farah averages 22 frost days, 190 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Farah has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.4 °C (on 15 August 2024) and the coldest -13.8 °C (on 14 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
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- coords
- 32.37°, 62.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.2°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
113mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
190 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
26.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
137 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
50.4 °C
15 August 2024
Coldest day
-13.8 °C
14 January 2023
Wettest day
41 mm
13 February 1998
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
21 May 1965
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
21 May 1965
Hottest feels-like
50.2 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-19.0 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
12 January 1996
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 June 1940
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 | 14.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 19.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 25.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | +6.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 41.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 45.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 43.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 23.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 18.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 43 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Farah?
Farah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 113 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Farah?
The hottest day measured in Farah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2024, reaching 50.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Farah?
The coldest day measured in Farah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2023, at -13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Farah?
Almost never: Farah sees virtually no snow, with about 22 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Farah warmed?
Yes: Farah warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Farah?
The wettest day measured in Farah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1998, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Farah?
The windiest day measured in Farah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1965, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Farah?
The warmest month in Farah is July (35.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Farah?
Farah receives on average 113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Farah?
Farah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Farah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Farah between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1996, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Farah?
Yes: Farah has on average 137 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Farah?
In Farah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.2 °C on 24 June 1988, and the lowest was -19.0 °C on 13 January 2023.
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