Zaranj climate — normals and trends
Zaranj (Afghanistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 64 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 (36.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Zaranj averages 17 frost days, 198 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
Zaranj has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.0 °C (on 15 August 2024) and the coldest -11.5 °C (on 24 December 1944).
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
ZaranjNimroz
- coords
- 30.96°, 61.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
64mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
198 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
154 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
50.0 °C
15 August 2024
Coldest day
-11.5 °C
24 December 1944
Wettest day
34 mm
11 January 2020
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
15 July 1958
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
23 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
50.8 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-18.0 °C
13 January 2023
Snowiest day
7.4 cm
19 December 1944
Sunniest day
13.9 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 21.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 41.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 45.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 43.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 19.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zaranj?
Zaranj has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 64 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zaranj?
The hottest day measured in Zaranj between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2024, reaching 50.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zaranj?
The coldest day measured in Zaranj between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1944, at -11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zaranj?
Almost never: Zaranj sees virtually no snow, with about 17 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zaranj warmed?
Yes: Zaranj warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zaranj?
The wettest day measured in Zaranj between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2020, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zaranj?
The windiest day measured in Zaranj between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1958, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zaranj?
The warmest month in Zaranj is July (36.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zaranj?
Zaranj receives on average 64 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zaranj?
Zaranj gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zaranj?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zaranj between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1944, with 7.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zaranj?
Yes: Zaranj has on average 154 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zaranj?
In Zaranj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.8 °C on 24 June 1988, and the lowest was -18.0 °C on 13 January 2023.
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