Jalalabad climate — normals and trends
Jalalabad (Afghanistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 243 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 June (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Jalalabad averages 9 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Jalalabad has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -11.2 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
JalalabadNangarhar
- coords
- 34.43°, 70.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
243mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.5 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
140 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-11.2 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
87 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
18 May 1986
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
5 March 1961
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
9 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-15.9 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
2 February 1980
Sunniest day
13.8 h
9 June 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 22.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +5.8 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 35.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 36.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 18.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jalalabad?
Jalalabad has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 243 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jalalabad?
The hottest day measured in Jalalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jalalabad?
The coldest day measured in Jalalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Jalalabad?
Yes. Jalalabad gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of Jalalabad warmed?
Yes: Jalalabad warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jalalabad?
The wettest day measured in Jalalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jalalabad?
The windiest day measured in Jalalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1986, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jalalabad?
The warmest month in Jalalabad is June (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jalalabad?
Jalalabad receives on average 243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jalalabad?
Jalalabad gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jalalabad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jalalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1980, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jalalabad?
Yes: Jalalabad has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jalalabad?
In Jalalabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 9 July 1998, and the lowest was -15.9 °C on 11 January 1945.
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