Climate averages 1991–2020
Ghazni weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Ghazni: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 3.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gardez (75 km away). In October its highs average 18.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Ghazni, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Afghanistan, Ghazni ranks 13th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 23.0°C; Ghazni is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.8°C to 11.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.6 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ghazni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.3°C-12.9°C | -12.9°C | 36 | 5.2 | 10.210 h |
| February | 0.2°C-12.2°C | -12.2°C | 50 | 6.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 7.1°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 53 | 7.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 16.5°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 35 | 6.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 23.2°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 19 | 5.3 | 13.914 h |
| June | 28.0°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 9.0 | 2.4 | 14.314 h |
| July | 30.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 19 | 4.3 | 14.114 h |
| August | 29.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 15 | 3.8 | 13.413 h |
| September | 25.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 19.1°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 11.3°C-2.4°C | -2.4°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.510 h |
| December | 4.8°C-8.0°C | -8.0°C | 18 | 2.9 | 10.010 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Gardez in OctoberAfghanistan · 75 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Kabul in OctoberAfghanistan · 129 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 8.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Khōst in OctoberAfghanistan · 141 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Bagrām in OctoberAfghanistan · 175 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Jalālābād in OctoberAfghanistan · 211 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Bannu in OctoberPakistan · 213 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Kohat in OctoberPakistan · 281 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Paharpur in OctoberPakistan · 288 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 14 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ghazni) is explained once on the Ghazni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.