Climate averages 1991–2020
Kabul weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Kabul: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bagrām (50 km away). In October its highs average 21.6°C, 0.9°C warmer than Kabul, with 6.3 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Afghanistan, Kabul ranks 12th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 12th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 23.0°C; Kabul is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.3°C to 13.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Kabul climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C-8.7°C | -8.7°C | 42 | 6.1 | 10.110 h |
| February | 3.7°C-6.8°C | -6.8°C | 60 | 8.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 10.5°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 68 | 9.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.5°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 77 | 11.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 52 | 11.6 | 13.914 h |
| June | 29.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 13 | 3.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 32.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 9.0 | 1.8 | 14.214 h |
| August | 31.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 4.0 | 1.1 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 7.2 | 2.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 20.7°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 14 | 3.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.4°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 24 | 4.9 | 10.410 h |
| December | 7.3°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 24 | 4.1 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Bagrām in OctoberAfghanistan · 50 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Gardez in OctoberAfghanistan · 104 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Jalālābād in OctoberAfghanistan · 118 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Ghazni in OctoberAfghanistan · 129 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 3.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Khōst in OctoberAfghanistan · 149 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Baghlān in OctoberAfghanistan · 183 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Bannu in OctoberPakistan · 217 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Shabqadar in OctoberPakistan · 221 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 28 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 Kabul) is explained once on the Kabul year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.