Kunduz climate — normals and trends
Kunduz (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 400 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kunduz averages 53 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Kunduz has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 70 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -25.1 °C (on 27 January 1973).
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
- 36.73°, 68.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
400mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
134 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.5 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
73 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
45.9 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
27 January 1973
Wettest day
45 mm
21 April 1987
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
25 January 1974
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
2 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-29.5 °C
27 January 1973
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
8 February 2010
Sunniest day
13.9 h
19 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 18.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 80 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 45 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 33.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 2 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 35.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 38.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 10.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kunduz?
Kunduz has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 400 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kunduz?
The hottest day measured in Kunduz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kunduz?
The coldest day measured in Kunduz between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kunduz?
Yes. Kunduz gets on average 39.5 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Kunduz warmed?
Yes: Kunduz warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kunduz?
The wettest day measured in Kunduz between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1987, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kunduz?
The windiest day measured in Kunduz between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1974, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kunduz?
The warmest month in Kunduz is July (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kunduz?
Kunduz receives on average 400 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kunduz?
Kunduz gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kunduz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kunduz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2010, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kunduz?
Yes: Kunduz has on average 73 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kunduz?
In Kunduz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 29 July 1983, and the lowest was -29.5 °C on 27 January 1973.
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