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Kabul Weather by Month
Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Kabul, Afghanistan, month by month, built from OpenWeather's historical records. Use it to see what a typical Kabul month looks like before you travel — then check the live Kabul forecast for the days ahead.
Warmest month
July
33°C average high
Coolest month
January
-7°C average low
Wettest month
March
33 mm of rain
Driest month
September
1 mm of rain
Average temperature and rainfall in Kabul by month
Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Record low / high | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | -7°C | -33°C / 17°C | 4 mm | 62% | 6 km/h |
| February | 8°C | -3°C | -23°C / 26°C | 15 mm | 62% | 6 km/h |
| March | 13°C | 3°C | -23°C / 29°C | 33 mm | 61% | 7 km/h |
| April | 19°C | 7°C | -14°C / 31°C | 32 mm | 54% | 7 km/h |
| May | 25°C | 11°C | -5°C / 34°C | 19 mm | 41% | 9 km/h |
| June | 30°C | 15°C | 0°C / 41°C | 6 mm | 28% | 12 km/h |
| July | 33°C | 19°C | 5°C / 40°C | 4 mm | 31% | 12 km/h |
| August | 32°C | 17°C | 4°C / 38°C | 3 mm | 31% | 10 km/h |
| September | 29°C | 13°C | -2°C / 35°C | 1 mm | 30% | 8 km/h |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | -9°C / 33°C | 4 mm | 36% | 6 km/h |
| November | 14°C | 2°C | -20°C / 25°C | 12 mm | 47% | 5 km/h |
| December | 9°C | -4°C | -25°C / 20°C | 5 mm | 50% | 5 km/h |
Best time to visit Kabul
The most comfortable time to visit Kabul is generally May and September to October, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around March, totalling about 140 mm a year.
Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 33°C. March is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 33 mm, roughly 28× the rainfall of September.
Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Kabul forecast for what is happening now.