Fayzabad climate — normals and trends
Fayzabad (Afghanistan) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 553 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Fayzabad averages 154 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Fayzabad has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 170 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 22 July 2022) and the coldest -28.6 °C (on 26 January 2008).
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
FayzabadBadakhshan
- coords
- 37.12°, 70.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
553mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
178.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
33.2 °C
22 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
26 January 2008
Wettest day
50 mm
4 May 2009
Windiest day
19.0 km/h
4 June 1970
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
5 November 1983
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.5 °C
26 January 2008
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.1 h
21 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 50 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 115 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 45 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 31 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 5 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 12 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 43 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fayzabad?
Fayzabad has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 553 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fayzabad?
The hottest day measured in Fayzabad between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2022, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fayzabad?
The coldest day measured in Fayzabad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2008, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Fayzabad?
Yes. Fayzabad gets on average 178.9 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Fayzabad warmed?
Yes: Fayzabad warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fayzabad?
The wettest day measured in Fayzabad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2009, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fayzabad?
The windiest day measured in Fayzabad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1970, with winds reaching 19.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fayzabad?
The warmest month in Fayzabad is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Fayzabad?
Fayzabad receives on average 553 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fayzabad?
Fayzabad gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fayzabad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fayzabad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fayzabad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fayzabad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fayzabad?
In Fayzabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 4 July 2025, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 26 January 2008.
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