Climate of Dū Shākh
Dū Shākh has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Dū Shākh is 8° degrees and there is about 166 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 253 days a year with an average humidity of 51% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -4°C and 20°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -16°C and 10°C
- Rain: it rains 57 days and there is a total of approximately 165 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 59 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3529 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -4°C and 20°C |
Warmest month: | 20°C in July |
Coldest month: | -4°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -16°C and 10°C |
Dry days: | 249 days |
Days with rain: | 57 days |
Days with snow: | 59 days |
Total rain sum: | 165 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3529 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Dū Shākh.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Dū Shākh.
Climate table of Dū Shākh
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Dū Shākh. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Dū Shākh might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -4 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 3 | -2 |
Night temp. (°C) | -16 | -16 | -10 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -4 | -12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
Days with rain | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Days with snow | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Dry days | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 22 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Dū Shākh
The best time to visit Dū Shākh in Afghanistan is in July and August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Dū Shākh is 20°C in July and the lowest is -4°C in January.
Climate of Dū Shākh by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Dū Shākh? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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