Gardez climate — normals and trends
Gardez (Afghanistan) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 501 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gardez averages 133 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Gardez has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 117 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 22 July 1967) and the coldest -24.8 °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
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- coords
- 33.60°, 69.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
501mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
133 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
137.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.5 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
32.6 °C
22 July 1967
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
13 January 2023
Wettest day
49 mm
23 March 2013
Windiest day
34.0 km/h
3 May 2003
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
3 May 2003
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
30.0 cm
23 March 2013
Sunniest day
13.5 h
7 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 82 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 77 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 12 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 60 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gardez?
Gardez has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 501 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gardez?
The hottest day measured in Gardez between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gardez?
The coldest day measured in Gardez between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2023, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gardez?
Yes. Gardez gets on average 137.6 cm of snow per year and has around 133 frost days.
Has the climate of Gardez warmed?
Yes: Gardez warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gardez?
The wettest day measured in Gardez between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2013, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gardez?
The windiest day measured in Gardez between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2003, with winds reaching 34.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gardez?
The warmest month in Gardez is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gardez?
Gardez receives on average 501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gardez?
Gardez 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 Gardez?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gardez between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2013, with 30.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gardez?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gardez.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gardez?
In Gardez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 13 January 2023.
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