Ghormach climate — normals and trends
Ghormach (Afghanistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 391 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ghormach averages 86 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Ghormach has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -28.9 °C (on 12 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
GhormachBadghis
- coords
- 35.73°, 63.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
391mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.017
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
42.6 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-28.9 °C
12 January 2023
Wettest day
48 mm
26 April 1972
Windiest day
42.6 km/h
17 March 1948
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
17 March 1948
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
23 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
12 January 2023
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
13 February 1980
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 45 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 59 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 29 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 66 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ghormach?
Ghormach has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 391 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghormach?
The hottest day measured in Ghormach between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ghormach?
The coldest day measured in Ghormach between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2023, at -28.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ghormach?
Yes. Ghormach gets on average 64.1 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Ghormach warmed?
Yes: Ghormach warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ghormach?
The wettest day measured in Ghormach between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1972, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ghormach?
The windiest day measured in Ghormach between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1948, with winds reaching 42.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ghormach?
The warmest month in Ghormach is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ghormach?
Ghormach receives on average 391 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ghormach?
Ghormach gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ghormach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ghormach between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1980, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ghormach?
Yes: Ghormach has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghormach?
In Ghormach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 23 July 1983, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 12 January 2023.
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