Nili climate — normals and trends
Nili (Afghanistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 483 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Nili averages 152 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Nili has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 10 July 1998) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 15 January 2011).
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
NiliDaykundi
- coords
- 33.72°, 66.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
483mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
32.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
214.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
35.6 °C
10 July 1998
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
15 January 2011
Wettest day
53 mm
26 January 1991
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
7 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
15 January 2011
Snowiest day
33.2 cm
13 February 1998
Sunniest day
13.4 h
24 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 | -4.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 85 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -2.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 65 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +6.1 °C | 5 mm | -64 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 5 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 96 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nili?
Nili has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 483 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nili?
The hottest day measured in Nili between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1998, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nili?
The coldest day measured in Nili between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2011, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nili?
Yes. Nili gets on average 214.8 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Nili warmed?
Yes: Nili warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nili?
The wettest day measured in Nili between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1991, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nili?
The windiest day measured in Nili between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nili?
The warmest month in Nili is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Nili?
Nili receives on average 483 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nili?
Nili gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nili?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nili between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1998, with 33.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nili?
Yes: Nili has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nili?
In Nili, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 31 July 1983, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 15 January 2011.
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