Lashkar Gah climate — normals and trends
Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 133 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 (34.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lashkar Gah averages 21 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Lashkar Gah has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.7 °C (on 24 June 2017) and the coldest -9.8 °C (on 17 December 1959).
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
Lashkar GahHelmand
- coords
- 31.59°, 64.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
133mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
26.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
48.7 °C
24 June 2017
Coldest day
-9.8 °C
17 December 1959
Wettest day
52 mm
6 February 1951
Windiest day
57.1 km/h
13 May 1958
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
24 March 1969
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
11 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-14.6 °C
17 December 1959
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
15 December 1959
Sunniest day
13.4 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 19.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 27 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 40.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 41.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 43.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 41.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 38.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lashkar Gah?
Lashkar Gah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 133 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lashkar Gah?
The hottest day measured in Lashkar Gah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2017, reaching 48.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lashkar Gah?
The coldest day measured in Lashkar Gah between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1959, at -9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lashkar Gah?
Almost never: Lashkar Gah sees virtually no snow, with about 21 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lashkar Gah warmed?
Yes: Lashkar Gah warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lashkar Gah?
The wettest day measured in Lashkar Gah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1951, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lashkar Gah?
The windiest day measured in Lashkar Gah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1958, with winds reaching 57.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lashkar Gah?
The warmest month in Lashkar Gah is July (34.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lashkar Gah?
Lashkar Gah receives on average 133 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lashkar Gah?
Lashkar Gah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lashkar Gah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lashkar Gah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1959, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lashkar Gah?
Yes: Lashkar Gah has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lashkar Gah?
In Lashkar Gah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 11 July 1988, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 17 December 1959.
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